STATE OF NEW YORK
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5808
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 19, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GIGLIO, DeSTEFANO, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, B. MILLER,
MORINELLO, SAYEGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LAWRENCE, MONTESA-
NO, PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
of aggravated harassment 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 5 of section 240.30 of the penal law, as
2 amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, is amended and a new subdi-
3 vision 6 is added to read as follows:
4 5. He or she commits the crime of harassment in the first degree and
5 has previously been convicted of the crime of harassment in the first
6 degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article within the preceding
7 ten years[.]; or
8 6. Discloses or disseminates in any manner whatsoever the residence
9 address, private telephone number or any other information identifying a
10 police officer for no legitimate purpose and knows or reasonably should
11 know that such conduct is likely to cause reasonable fear of material
12 harm to the physical health, safety or property of such officer, a
13 member of such officer's family, or a third party with whom such officer
14 is acquainted.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06862-01-9
