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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6597
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 6, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON,
CYMBROWITZ, EDDINGTON, FIELDS, GALEF, GUNTHER, HOOPER, JOHN, McENENY,
PEOPLES, J. RIVERA, TOWNS, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
Committee 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:
1 Section 1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
3 1-a. Transmits an electronic message over a computer network without
4 the express authority of the recipient, when such message provides
5 neither any purpose of legitimate communication nor any information to
6 the recipient which would allow a direct reply to inform the sender of
7 the annoyance; or
8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
9 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.
LBD00342-01-9
