A 4636: Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include the disclosure of certain private information identifying a police officer for no legitimate purpose.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4636 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEMPOLINSKI -- 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] Such person commits the crime of harassment in the 5 first degree and has previously been convicted of the crime of harass- 6 ment in the first degree as defined by section 240.25 of this article 7 within the preceding 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. LBD08120-01-5