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N.Y. Penal Law § 245.15

Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image

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Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2020
§ 245.15 Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.\n 1. A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination or publication of an\nintimate image when:\n (a) with intent to cause harm to the emotional, financial or physical\nwelfare of another person, he or she intentionally disseminates or\npublishes a still or video image of such other person, who is\nidentifiable from the still or video image itself or from information\ndisplayed in connection with the still or video image, without such\nother person's consent, which depicts:\n (i) an unclothed or exposed intimate part of such other person; or\n (ii) such other person engaging in sexual conduct as defined in\nsubdivision ten of section 130.00 of this chapter with another person;\nand\n (b) such still or video image was taken under circumstances when the\nperson depicted had a reasonable expectation that the image would remain\nprivate and the actor knew or reasonably should have known the person\ndepicted intended for the still or video image to remain private,\nregardless of whether the actor was present when the still or video\nimage was taken.\n 2. For purposes of this section "intimate part" means the naked\ngenitals, pubic area, anus or female nipple of the person.\n 2-a. For purposes of this section "disseminate" and "publish" shall\nhave the same meaning as defined in section 250.40 of this title.\n 3. This section shall not apply to the following:\n (a) the reporting of unlawful conduct;\n (b) dissemination or publication of an intimate image made during\nlawful and common practices of law enforcement, legal proceedings or\nmedical treatment;\n (c) images involving voluntary exposure in a public or commercial\nsetting; or\n (d) dissemination or publication of an intimate image made for a\nlegitimate public purpose.\n 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, or to enlarge,\nthe protections that 47 U.S.C § 230 confers on an interactive computer\nservice for content provided by another information content provider, as\nsuch terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230.\n Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image is a class\nA misdemeanor.\n
§ 245.15 Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.\n 1. A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination or publication of an\nintimate image when:\n (a) with intent to cause harm to the emotional, financial or physical\nwelfare of another person, they intentionally disseminate or publish a\nstill or video image depicting such other person with one or more\nintimate parts exposed or engaging in sexual conduct with another\nperson, including an image created or altered by digitization, where\nsuch person may reasonably be identified from the still or video image\nitself or from information displayed in connection with the still or\nvideo image; and\n (b) the actor knew or reasonably should have known that the person\ndepicted did not consent to such dissemination or publication, including\nthe dissemination or publication of an image taken with the consent of\nthe person depicted when such person had a reasonable expectation that\nthe image would remain private, regardless of whether the actor was\npresent when such image was taken.\n 2. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the\nfollowing meanings:\n (a) "intimate part" means the naked genitals, pubic area, anus or\nfemale nipple of the person;\n (b) "disseminate" and "publish" shall have the same meaning as defined\nin section 250.40 of this title;\n (c) "sexual conduct" shall have the same meaning as defined in\nsubdivision ten of section 130.00 of this chapter; and\n (d) "digitization" shall mean to alter an image in a realistic manner\nutilizing an image or images of a person, other than the person\ndepicted, or computer generated images.\n 3. This section shall not apply to the following:\n (a) the reporting of unlawful conduct;\n (b) dissemination or publication of an intimate image made during\nlawful and common practices of law enforcement, legal proceedings or\nmedical treatment;\n (c) images involving voluntary exposure in a public or commercial\nsetting; or\n (d) dissemination or publication of an intimate image made for a\nlegitimate public purpose.\n 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, or to enlarge,\nthe protections that 47 U.S.C § 230 confers on an interactive computer\nservice for content provided by another information content provider, as\nsuch terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. § 230.\n Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image is a class\nA misdemeanor.\n

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