Assembly Bill A5091

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the unauthorized release of personal data

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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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2021-A5091 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §190.90, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10231
2017-2018: A5765
2019-2020: A6032

2021-A5091 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be a felony for any person to release personal data without consent.

2021-A5091 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5091
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to unauthorized release of
   personal data
 
   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 190.90 to
 read as follows:
 § 190.90 UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA.
   1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA WHEN HE
 OR SHE RELEASES, PUBLISHES, PROVIDES, DISTRIBUTES, OR MAKES AVAILABLE TO
 ANY OTHER PERSON, THROUGH ANY MEANS, THE PERSONAL  DATA  OF  ANY  PERSON
 WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SUCH PERSON.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, "PERSONAL DATA" MEANS A PERSON'S
 SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,  FINANCIAL  SERVICES  ACCOUNT  NUMBER  OR  CODE,
 SAVINGS ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, BROKER-
 AGE  ACCOUNT  NUMBER  OR CODE, CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, DEBIT
 CARD NUMBER OR CODE, AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE NUMBER OR  CODE,  TAXPAYER
 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TELEPHONE CALLING CARD NUMBER, MOBILE IDENTIFICA-
 TION  NUMBER  OR CODE, ELECTRONIC SERIAL NUMBER, OR PERSONAL IDENTIFICA-
 TION NUMBER.
   UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08846-01-1

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