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S 4853: Adds to the crime of public lewdness the electronic transmission of an image depicting exposed private or intimate parts without the consent of the recipient.
What S 4853 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to update the definition of public lewdness in the state of New York. A person is considered guilty of public lewdness if they intentionally expose their private or intimate parts in a lewd manner in a public place or under circumstances where they can be observed from a public place or other private premises with intent to be observed. Additionally, electronically transmitting images of exposed private or intimate parts to one or more persons in a public place without their consent is also considered public lewdness. The updated definition makes public lewdness a class B misdemeanor. The changes take effect 90 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4853
- What is the current status of S 4853?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 4853 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CODES".
- Did S 4853 pass?
- Not yet. S 4853 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4853, and where is it now?
- S 4853 was authored by Sen. James Skoufis with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Senate Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 347 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4853 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, FERNANDEZ, MARTINEZ, MURRAY, PALUMBO, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of public lewd- ness The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 245.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 748 2 of the laws of 1968 and the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 373 3 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 245.00 Public lewdness. 5 A person is guilty of public lewdness when [he or she] such person 6 intentionally [exposes]: 7 1. Expose the private or intimate parts of [his or her] such person's 8 body in a lewd manner or [commits] commit any other lewd act: (a) in a 9 public place, or (b) (i) in private premises under circumstances in 10 which [he or she] such person may readily be observed from either a 11 public place or from other private premises, and with intent that [he or12she] such person be so observed, or (ii) while trespassing, as defined 13 in section 140.05 of this part, in a dwelling, as defined in subdivision 14 three of section 140.00 of this part, under circumstances in which [he15or she] such person is observed by a lawful occupant[.]; or 16 2. Electronically transmit to one or more persons in or around a 17 public place an image depicting exposed private or intimate parts, with- 18 out the consent of such person or persons. 19 Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 21 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00861-01-5
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