Bill Text: NY A05808 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 11-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in codes [A05808 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05808-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5808
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 19, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, B. MILLER,
          MORINELLO, SAYEGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE, MONTESA-
          NO, PALUMBO -- 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.
                                                                   LBD06862-01-9