Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer or a peace officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer or peace officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer or peace officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information is likely to be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer or peace officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4609
SPONSOR: Stern TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
doxing a police officer or a peace officer
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This legislation establishes the criminal offense of doxing a police or
peace officer and makes such offense a class D felony.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: amends the penal law by adding a new section 240.34
Section 2: sets the effective date
JUSTIFICATION:
Members of law enforcement risk their lives on a daily basis in service
to our state and communities. While these brave men and women are
considered heroes by most, there are some individuals who have targeted
public• protection professionals via doxing in an effort to intimidate
them and their families.
This bill establishes that when a person who knowingly makes restricted
personal information about a police or peace officer, or a member of the
immediate family of such officer, publicly available they shall be guil-
ty of the crime of doxing, which is a class D felony. This measure can
provide these dedicated public servants with adequate protections so
that they can ably perform their duties with less fear.of intimidation
and potential targeting or retribution against their family members.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024: A2174 - Referred to Codes
2021-2022: A4995 - Referred to Codes
2020: A11002 - Referred to Codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4609
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
doxing a police officer or a peace officer
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 240.34 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 240.34 Doxing a police officer or a peace officer.
4 A person is guilty of doxing a police officer or a peace officer when
5 such person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a
6 police officer or peace officer, or a member of the immediate family of
7 such officer, publicly available:
8 1. With the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission
9 of a crime of violence against the police officer or peace officer, or a
10 member of the immediate family of such officer; or
11 2. With the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal informa-
12 tion is likely to be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the
13 commission of a crime of violence against the police officer or peace
14 officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer.
15 Under this section, police officer and peace officer are as defined
16 under section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
17 Doxing of a police officer or a peace officer shall be a class D felo-
18 ny.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
20 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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