Assembly Bill A6783

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the dissemination of an image of a crime victim by public servants

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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-A6783 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7180
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §250.70, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6376
2013-2014: A124
2015-2016: A1483, S2641
2017-2018: A4383, S3883
2019-2020: A989, S2662

2021-A6783 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of dissemination of an image of a crime victim; makes a person guilty of such crime where the person is a public servant and, while in the course of the public servant's official duties, records a still image or motion picture of a crime victim and broadcasts or publishes such images or motion pictures outside of the course of conduct of the public servant's official duties; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor.

2021-A6783 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6783
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the dissem-
   ination of an image of a crime victim by public servants
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as "Caroline's
 Law".
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 250.70  to  read
 as follows:
 § 250.70 DISSEMINATION OF AN IMAGE OF A CRIME VICTIM.
   1.  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF DISSEMINATION OF AN IMAGE OF A CRIME VICTIM
 WHERE (A) THE PERSON IS A PUBLIC SERVANT OR IS PERFORMING THE DUTIES  OF
 A  PUBLIC  SERVANT  IN RESPONDING TO AN EMERGENCY CALL; (B) WHILE IN THE
 COURSE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, RECORDS A STILL  IMAGE  OR  MOTION
 PICTURE OF A CRIME VICTIM; AND (C) INTENTIONALLY BROADCASTS OR PUBLISHES
 SUCH  IMAGES  OR MOTION PICTURES OUTSIDE OF THE COURSE OF CONDUCT OF THE
 PUBLIC SERVANT'S OFFICIAL DUTIES; EXCEPT, THAT NOTHING HEREIN  SHALL  BE
 CONSTRUED  TO  IMPAIR OR DIMINISH THE RIGHT TO USE SUCH IMAGES OR MOTION
 PICTURES FOR OFFICIAL TRAINING PURPOSES.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "BROADCAST" MEANS ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTING A VISUAL IMAGE  WITH
 THE INTENT THAT IT BE VIEWED BY A PERSON.
   (B)  "DISSEMINATE"  MEANS TO GIVE, PROVIDE, LEND, DELIVER, MAIL, SEND,
 FORWARD, TRANSFER OR TRANSMIT, ELECTRONICALLY OR  OTHERWISE  TO  ANOTHER
 PERSON.
   (C) "PUBLISH" MEANS TO (I) POST, PRESENT, DISPLAY, EXHIBIT, CIRCULATE,
 ADVERTISE OR ALLOW ACCESS, ELECTRONICALLY OR OTHERWISE, SO AS TO MAKE AN
 IMAGE  OR  IMAGES  AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; OR (II) DISSEMINATE WITH THE
 INTENT THAT AN IMAGE OR IMAGES BE POSTED, PRESENTED,  DISPLAYED,  EXHIB-

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01105-01-1

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