Senate Bill S6413

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of electronic communication

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2013-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8215
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §250.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1855, A4329
2017-2018: S4198, A2429

2013-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of "electronic communication".

2013-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6413

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DILAN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding  the  definition
  of "electronic communication"

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  250.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  744  of  the  laws  of 1988, is amended to read as
follows:
  5. "Electronic communication" means any transfer  of  signs,  signals,
writing,  images, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature, INCLUDING
DATA REGARDING THE TIME,  DURATION  AND  LOCATION  OF  ANY  SUCH  SIGNS,
SIGNALS, WRITING, IMAGES OR SOUNDS, transmitted in whole or in part by a
wire,  radio,  electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical system,
but does not include:
  (a) any telephonic or telegraphic communication; or
  (b) any communication made through a tone only paging device; or
  (c) any communication made through a tracking device consisting of  an
electronic  or mechanical device which permits the tracking of the move-
ment of a person or object; or
  (d) any communication that is disseminated by  the  sender  through  a
method  of transmission that is configured so that such communication is
readily accessible to the general public.
  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.
                                                           LBD11688-01-3


              

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