Bill Text: NY S07846 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides that it shall be a felony for any person to release personal data without consent.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-08-31 - REFERRED TO RULES [S07846 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S07846-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7846
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    August 31, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  unauthorized  release  of
         personal data
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.87  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 190.87 UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA.
    4    1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA WHEN HE
    5  OR SHE RELEASES, PUBLISHES, PROVIDES, DISTRIBUTES, OR MAKES AVAILABLE TO
    6  ANY  OTHER  PERSON,  THROUGH  ANY MEANS, THE PERSONAL DATA OF ANY PERSON
    7  WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SUCH PERSON.
    8    2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "PERSONAL  DATA"  MEANS  A  PERSON'S
    9  SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER,  FINANCIAL  SERVICES  ACCOUNT  NUMBER OR CODE,
   10  SAVINGS ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, BROKER-
   11  AGE ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER  OR  CODE,  DEBIT
   12  CARD  NUMBER  OR CODE, AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE NUMBER OR CODE, TAXPAYER
   13  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TELEPHONE CALLING CARD NUMBER, MOBILE IDENTIFICA-
   14  TION NUMBER OR CODE, ELECTRONIC SERIAL NUMBER, OR  PERSONAL  IDENTIFICA-
   15  TION NUMBER.
   16    UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   18  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16386-04-2
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