Bill > A04609

This bill establishes a new criminal offense called "doxing a police officer or a peace officer" in New York state law. Under this proposed legislation, a person commits this crime by knowingly making restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, or their immediate family members publicly available with specific malicious intents: either to threaten, intimidate, or incite violence against the officer or their family, or with the knowledge that the information is likely to be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate a violent crime. The terms "police officer" and "peace officer" are defined according to existing criminal procedure law. If convicted, the offense would be classified as a class D felony, which typically carries potential prison time. The bill aims to protect law enforcement officers and their families from potential harassment, threats, and targeted violence by criminalizing the intentional public disclosure of their private personal information. The law would go into effect 30 days after its passage.