STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 4673 A. 6779
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
March 20, 2019
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense
of official misconduct by release of a sealed record
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 195.01 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 195.01 Official misconduct by release of a sealed record.
4 A person is guilty of official misconduct by release of a sealed
5 record when, being a person defined in or employed by an agency defined
6 in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of paragraph (d) of
7 subdivision one of section 160.50, 160.55, 160.58 or 160.59 of the crim-
8 inal procedure law, he or she intentionally releases, disseminates,
9 publishes or otherwise shares a record that has been sealed pursuant to
10 section 160.50, 160.55, 160.58 or 160.59 of the criminal procedure law,
11 except as provided for in such sections.
12 Official misconduct by release of a sealed record is a class A misde-
13 meanor.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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