Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include the disclosure of certain private information identifying a police officer for no legitimate purpose.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2429
SPONSOR: Giglio JM TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
of aggravated harassment in the second degree
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL::
The purpose of this legislation is to create stronger laws protecting
identifying information of a police officer, thus expanding the defi-
nition of aggravated assault in this instance.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS::
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 240.30 of the penal law is amended
and a new subdivision 6 is added. Subdivision 5 states that a person is
guilty of the crime of harassment in the first degree when he or she
commits such crime and has previously been convicted of such crime with-
in the past ten years. Subdivision 6 provides that a person is guilty of
harassment in the first degree when he or she discloses or disseminates
identifying information of a police officer for no legitimate purpose
and knows or reasonably should know that such conduct is likely to cause
reasonable fear to the officer, the officer's family, or a third party
with whom such officer is acquainted.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately
JUSTIFICATION::
Recent events have raised concerns over the disclosure of a police offi-
cer's identifying information, specifically the address or phone number
of such officer. This information should be protected in cases in which
it is disseminated for no legitimate purpose and in order to cause fear
of harm. This bill would provide stronger penalties for releasing such
information and help protect our police officers.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY::
10/20/21 referred to codes
01/05/22 referred to codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS::
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE::
Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2429
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 26, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. J. M. GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
of aggravated harassment in the second degree
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 240.30 of the penal law, as
2 amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, is amended and a new subdi-
3 vision 6 is added to read as follows:
4 5. He or she commits the crime of harassment in the first degree and
5 has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment in the first
6 degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article within the preceding
7 ten years[.]; or
8 6. Discloses or disseminates in any manner whatsoever the residence
9 address, private telephone number or any other information identifying a
10 police officer for no legitimate purpose and knows or reasonably should
11 know that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable fear of material
12 harm to the physical health, safety or property of such officer, a
13 member of such officer's family, or a third party with whom such officer
14 is acquainted.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05455-01-3
