Bill Text: NY A00237 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the municipal police training council to develop policies and procedures regarding the use of internet technology and the use of such technology to perpetuate harassment or other crimes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to governmental operations [A00237 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A00237-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 237 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. QUART, COLTON, RODRIGUEZ, STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law and the civil rights law, in relation to harassment through electronic communication The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. The council shall, in addition: 4 (a) Develop, maintain, and disseminate written policies and procedures 5 regarding current internet technology and how such technology may be 6 used to perpetrate harassment or other crimes. Such policies and proce- 7 dures shall make provisions for the education and training of new and 8 veteran police officers; and 9 (b) Recommend to the governor, rules and regulations with respect to 10 the establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training 11 program for all current and new police officers regarding the policies 12 and procedures established pursuant to this subdivision, along with 13 recommendations for periodic retraining of police officers. 14 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 79-n of the civil rights law, as amended 15 by chapter 93 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 16 2. Any person who intentionally selects a person or property for harm 17 or causes damage to the property of another or causes physical injury or 18 death to another or summons a police officer or peace officer without 19 reason to suspect a violation of the penal law, any other criminal 20 conduct, or an imminent threat to a person or property, or commits 21 harassment as defined in section 240.25 of the penal law in whole or in 22 substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the race, 23 color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, 24 age, disability or sexual orientation of a person, regardless of whether EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01952-01-1A. 237 2 1 the belief or perception is correct, shall be liable, in a civil action 2 or proceeding maintained by such individual or group of individuals, for 3 injunctive relief, damages, or any other appropriate relief in law or 4 equity. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice 5 that the respondent has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction 6 may be issued by such court or justice, enjoining and restraining any 7 further violation, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, 8 been injured or damaged thereby. For the purposes of this subdivision, a 9 person lacks reason to suspect a violation of the penal law, any other 10 criminal conduct, or an imminent threat to a person or property where a 11 reasonable person would not suspect such violation, conduct, or threat. 12 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 13 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
