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A 4609: 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.
What A 4609 does, verified July 1, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect police officers and their families from online harassment. A person will be guilty of a crime if they knowingly make restricted personal information about a police officer or their family members publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite a crime of violence. The restricted personal information can include details that could be used to threaten or intimidate the officer or their family. The crime will be classified as a felony. The law will take effect 30 days after it becomes law.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 316 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4609 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ 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. LBD02518-01-5
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