Assembly Bill A9955

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to a threat to share an intimate image

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A9955 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7881
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §245.15, Pen L

2023-A9955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that when an actor threatens to disseminate or publish a still or video image depicting such other person with one or more intimate parts exposed or engaging in sexual conduct with another person, including a still or video image created or altered by digitization, where such person may reasonably be identified from the still or video image itself or from information displayed in connection with the still or video image within the provisions of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.

2023-A9955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9955
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to a threat to share an inti-
   mate image
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  245.15  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 513 of the laws  of  2023,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  A  person is guilty of unlawful dissemination or publication of an
 intimate image when:
   (a) with intent to cause harm to the emotional, financial or  physical
 welfare  of  another person, they intentionally disseminate or publish a
 still or video image OR THREATEN TO DISSEMINATE OR PUBLISH  A  STILL  OR
 VIDEO IMAGE depicting such other person, with one or more intimate parts
 exposed  or  engaging  in  sexual conduct with another person, including
 [an] A STILL OR VIDEO image created or altered  by  digitization,  where
 such  person  may reasonably be identified from the still or video image
 itself or from information displayed in connection  with  the  still  or
 video image; and
   (b)  the  actor  knew  or reasonably should have known that the person
 depicted did not consent to such dissemination or publication, including
 the dissemination or publication of [an] A STILL OR  VIDEO  image  taken
 with  the  consent of the person depicted when such person had a reason-
 able expectation that the STILL OR VIDEO  image  would  remain  private,
 regardless  of  whether  the  actor was present when such STILL OR VIDEO
 image was taken.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13498-03-3

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