Int 0241-2010
Creating the offense of voyeurism.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2010-05-12
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2010-05-12Passed: 2013-12-31
Committee on Public Safety — Police Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.
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Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2010-05-12 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2010-05-12 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2013-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2010-05-12 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 10 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-168 to read as follows:
§10-168. Voyeurism. a. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. “Place and time when a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy” means a place and time when a reasonable person would believe that he or she could disrobe in privacy, such as in an individual fitting room, a tanning booth, private residence, hotel room, or restroom.
b. Voyeurism in a private place. It shall be unlawful to intentionally view another person, without such person’s knowledge and consent, at a place and time when such person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, while such person is (1) in a state of undress or partial dress or (2) engaged in sexual activity.
c. Any person who violates subdivision b of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
§2. This local law shall take effect 90 days after its enactment.
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