New York S 1972: Relates to criminalizing the filming of the commission of a violent felony

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S01972 Summary:

BILL NOS01972 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMURRAY

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COSPNSRASHBY, GALLIVAN, PALUMBO, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§235.25, 235.26 & 235.27, Pen L

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Criminalizes the video recording of the commission of a violent felony and the conspiracy to record such video.

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1972

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MURRAY, ASHBY, GALLIVAN, PALUMBO, WEIK -- 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 criminalizing the filming
 of a violent crime

 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 three new sections
 2 235.25, 235.26 and 235.27 to read as follows:
 3 § 235.25 Recording a video of the commission of a violent felony; defi-
 4 nitions of terms.
 5 For the purposes of sections 235.26 and 235.27 of this article, the
 6 term "violent felony" means any offense described in section 70.02 of
 7 this chapter.
 8 § 235.26 Recording a video of the commission of a violent felony.
 9 A person is guilty of recording a video of the commission of a violent
 10 felony when such person:
 11 1. wilfully records a video of the commission of a violent felony with
 12 intent to promote or encourage the commission of the underlying violent
 13 felony; or
 14 2. conspires with another to record a video of the commission of a
 15 violent felony with intent to promote or encourage the commission of the
 16 underlying violent felony.
 17 Recording a video of the commission of a violent felony is a class E
 18 felony.
 19 § 235.27 Recording a video of the commission of a violent felony; limi-
 20 tations.
 21 Submission of the video described in section 235.26 of this article by
 22 the person recording the video to law enforcement at the first reason-
 23 able opportunity may be considered as evidence that the person lacked

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04615-01-5

 S. 1972 2

 1 the intent to promote or encourage the commission of the underlying
 2 violent felony.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 4 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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