Assembly Bill A6982

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Curtails transmission of unsolicited electronic mail over public computer networks

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A6982 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3070
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6597, S8098

2011-A6982 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Curtails transmission of unsolicited electronic mail over public computer networks; creates crime of aggravated harassment of an individual through electronic mail and makes it a class A misdemeanor.

2011-A6982 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6982

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON,
  CYMBROWITZ,   GALEF,   GUNTHER,   HOOPER,   McENENY,   PEOPLES-STOKES,
  J. RIVERA,  TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated  harassment  of
  an individual through electronic mail

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A.  TRANSMITS  AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE OVER A COMPUTER NETWORK WITHOUT
THE EXPRESS AUTHORITY OF  THE  RECIPIENT,  WHEN  SUCH  MESSAGE  PROVIDES
NEITHER  ANY  PURPOSE OF LEGITIMATE COMMUNICATION NOR ANY INFORMATION TO
THE RECIPIENT WHICH WOULD ALLOW A DIRECT REPLY TO INFORM THE  SENDER  OF
THE ANNOYANCE; OR
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
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.
                                                           LBD02480-01-1


              

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