New York S 5871: Relates to establishing the marine mammal and sea turtle protection area

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S05871 Summary:

BILL NOS05871 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§50-b & 50-c, Civ Rts L

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Limits who may bring a private right of action for identifying a victim of a sex offense; only brought by the victim where the information has not otherwise been publicly disclosed.

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5871

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to limiting who may
 bring a private right of action for identifying a victim of a sex
 offense

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 50-b of the civil rights law, as
 2 amended by chapter 155 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 1. The identity of any victim of a sex offense, as defined in article
 5 one hundred thirty or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law,
 6 or of an offense involving the alleged transmission of the human immuno-
 7 deficiency virus, shall be confidential. No portion of any report,
 8 paper, picture, photograph, court file or other documents, in the custo-
 9 dy or possession of any public officer or employee, which identifies
 10 such a victim shall be made available for public inspection. No such
 11 public officer or employee shall disclose any portion of any police
 12 report, court file, or other document, which tends to identify such a
 13 victim except as provided in subdivision two of this section.
 14 § 2. Section 50-c of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 643
 15 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
 16 § 50-c. Private right of action. If the identity of the victim of an
 17 offense defined in subdivision one of section fifty-b of this article is
 18 disclosed in violation of such section, [any person injured by such
 19 disclosure] and has not otherwise been publicly disclosed, such victim
 20 may bring an action to recover damages suffered by reason of such wrong-
 21 ful disclosure. In any action brought under this section, the court may
 22 award reasonable attorney's fees to a prevailing plaintiff.
 23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10509-01-5

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