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N.Y. Penal Law § 250.60 — Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 250: Offenses Against the Right to Privacy, New York Penal Law.

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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 250.60

Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.

N.Y. Penal Law § 250.60Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
250.60 Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree. A person is guilty of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree when: 1. He or she, with knowledge of the unlawful conduct by which an image or images of the sexual or other intimate parts of another person or persons were obtained and such unlawful conduct would satisfy the essential elements of the crime of unlawful surveillance in the first or second degree, as defined, respectively, in section 250.50 or 250.45 of this article, sells or publishes such image or images; or 2. Having created a surveillance image in violation of section 250.45 or 250.50 of this article, or in violation of the law in any other jurisdiction which includes all of the essential elements of either such crime, or having acted as an accomplice to such crime, or acting as an agent to the person who committed such crime, he or she intentionally disseminates such unlawfully created image; or 3. He or she commits the crime of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree and has been previously convicted within the past ten years of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first or second degree. Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree is a class E felony.

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What class of felony is dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree in New York?

Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree is a Class E Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 250.60.

Which New York statute covers dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree?

Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 250.60 (Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree).

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