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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the dissemination of any image of a person to an obscene internet website, without such person's knowledge or consent
Purpose
Creates the crime of disseminating an image to a known obscene internet site without consent.
Summary of provisions
Section 250.55 of the Penal Law is amended to create the crime of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image without the consent or knowledge of another person a computer network internet website which is known to be obscene. The penalty for such crime will be a class A misdemeanor.
Establishes an effective date on the first of November after enactment into law.
Justification
The technology of the internet has evolved rapidly and with this technology has given rise to a new form of pedophile, one who has discovered the ability to capitalize on technology for their perverse motives. This bill provides protection from such predatory activities which previously had not been determined to be illegal or criminal.
Legislative history
2008: S.6912
Fiscal implications
None to the State.
Effective date
This Act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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