New York S 3519: Redefines the term "following" for a crime of stalking in the fourth degree

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S03519 Summary:

BILL NOS03519 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08076

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRJACKSON, ROLISON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §120.45, Pen L

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Redefines the term "following" for a crime of stalking in the fourth degree to include the use of certain devices or computers to gain access to, record, track or report the movement or location of a person or their property without the person's permission or authority to do so.

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BILL NOS03519 

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01/28/2025REFERRED TO CODES

04/09/20251ST REPORT CAL.679

04/10/20252ND REPORT CAL.

04/15/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/13/2025PASSED SENATE

05/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/13/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

03/24/20261ST REPORT CAL.612

03/25/20262ND REPORT CAL.

03/26/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/01/2026PASSED SENATE

04/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/01/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3519

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 redefining the term
 "following" for a crime of stalking in the fourth degree

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The second undesignated paragraph of section 120.45 of the
 2 penal law, as added by chapter 184 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
 3 read as follows:
 4 For the purposes of subdivision two of this section, "following" shall
 5 include the unauthorized tracking of such person's movements or location
 6 through the use [of a global positioning system or other device], place-
 7 ment, attachment or insertion of any device or computer software,
 8 program, spyware, malware or adware that gains access to, records,
 9 tracks or reports a movement or location of a person or their property
 10 without the person's permission or authority to do so. A person's
 11 employer utilizing location or tracking technology during the normal
 12 course of business or pursuant to an employment agreement shall not
 13 constitute stalking under this statute.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05255-01-5

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