Senate Bill S454

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of criminal sale of an internet domain name to a terrorist group, a class A misdemeanor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S454 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §490.60, Pen L; amd §709, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S571
2011-2012: S953
2013-2014: S1510
2017-2018: S1263

2015-S454 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of criminal sale of an internet domain name to a terrorist group or organization listed by the office of homeland security as posing a terrorist threat, a class A misdemeanor.

2015-S454 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   454

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
  Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law and the executive law, in relation to
  establishing the crime of criminal sale of an internet domain name  to
  a terrorist group

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 490.60  to
read as follows:
S 490.60 CRIMINAL SALE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO A TERRORIST GROUP.
  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO A
TERRORIST GROUP WHEN HE OR  SHE  KNOWINGLY  SELLS  OR  PROVIDES  WITHOUT
CHARGE  AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO ANY ORGANIZATION INCLUDED ON THE LIST
OF ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES OR WHO POSE A TERRORIST
THREAT COMPILED, MAINTAINED AND UPDATED BY THE STATE OFFICE OF  HOMELAND
SECURITY  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH (T) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SEVEN
HUNDRED NINE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  CRIMINAL SALE OF AN INTERNET DOMAIN NAME TO A  TERRORIST  GROUP  IS  A
CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S  2.  Paragraphs  (s), (t) and (u) of subdivision 2 of section 709 of
the executive law, paragraph (s) as amended and paragraph (t)  as  added
by  section  14  and  paragraph  (u) as added by section 22 of part B of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (s) work in consultation with or make recommendations to  the  commis-
sioner  of  agriculture  and markets in developing rules and regulations
relating to ammonium nitrate security; [and]
  (t) develop, maintain, and deploy state, regional and local all-hazard
incident management teams[.]; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02483-01-5

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