Bill Text: NY A02429 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2429

Introduced

Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A02429 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02429-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2429

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 26, 2023
                                       ___________

        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