Bill Text: NY A03883 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Includes contacts via text, email, private message, direct message or other electronic communication in the definition of the offense of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A03883 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03883-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3883

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 8, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, WOERNER -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  including  contacts  via
          text,  private  message,  direct  message,  email  or other electronic
          communication in the definition of the offense of  aggravated  harass-
          ment 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 2 of  section  240.30  of  the  penal  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  188  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    2. With intent to harass or threaten another person, he or she makes a
     5  telephone call, or contacts via text, private message,  direct  message,
     6  email  or  other electronic communication, whether or not a conversation
     7  ensues, with no purpose of legitimate communication; or
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
     9  ing the date upon which it shall have become a  law.    Effective  imme-
    10  diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
    11  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
    12  authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05156-01-3
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