Senate Bill S2221

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the certain offenses and provisions related to the unlawful dissemination of a personal image; and relates to a private right of action for such offenses; repealer

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Current Bill Status Via A975 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A975
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §250.72, amd §§250.70 & 250.71, Pen L; amd §52-d, Civ Rts L (as proposed in S.7211-B & A.1121-C)

2023-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the offense of unlawful dissemination of a personal image and a private right of action for such offense.

2023-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2221
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the certain  offenses  and
   provisions  related to the unlawful dissemination of a personal image;
   to amend the civil rights law, in relation to  the  private  right  of
   action  for  such  offenses;  and  to repeal certain provisions of the
   penal law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 250.72 of the penal law, as added by a chapter of
 the laws of 2022 amending the penal law  relating  to  creating  certain
 offenses  and  provisions  related  to  the  unlawful dissemination of a
 personal image; and amending the civil rights law relating to creating a
 private right of action for such offenses, as  proposed  in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 7211-B and A. 1121-C, is REPEALED.
   §  2. Sections 250.70 and 250.71 of the penal law, as added by a chap-
 ter of the laws of 2022 amending the  penal  law  relating  to  creating
 certain offenses and provisions related to the unlawful dissemination of
 a personal image; and amending the civil rights law relating to creating
 a  private right of action for such offenses, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 7211-B and A. 1121-C, are amended to read as follows:
 § 250.70 Unlawful dissemination of a personal image; definitions, appli-
            cation.
   1. The following definitions shall apply to [sections] SECTION  250.71
 [and 250.72] of this article:
   (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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04029-01-3
 S. 2221                             2
              

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