New York Penal Code § 250.71

Unlawful dissemination of a personal image
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§ 250.71 Unlawful dissemination of a personal image.\n  A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination of a personal image when,\nwith the intent of degrading or abusing a person who has been the victim\nof a crime described in title H of this part, or otherwise causing harm\nto the emotional, financial or physical welfare of such victim or such\nvictim's family, the person intentionally:\n  1. (a) creates and disseminates or publishes a still or video image of\nsuch victim on a social media platform, without the victim's consent, in\na manner that has no or minimal cultural or social value;\n  (b) the victim is identifiable from the still or video image itself or\nfrom information displayed in connection with the still or video image;\n  (c) the victim suffered physical injury as a result of a sex offense\nas defined by article one hundred thirty of this part, serious physical\ninjury as a result of any non-sex offense, or death, and this injury or\ndeath is depicted in the image; and\n  (d) the actor committed, participated in the commission of, or\nconspired to commit the crime that resulted in such injury to such\nvictim; or\n  2. acting as an agent of the actor who created an image in violation\nof subdivision one of this section, he or she knowingly disseminates or\npublishes such image.\n  Unlawful dissemination of a personal image in the second degree is a\nclass A misdemeanor.\n

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