New York S01822 prohibits speech-based defenses in actions for unlawful dissemination of intimate images.

New York S01822 amends the penal law and civil rights law to prohibit speech-based defenses in actions brought against individuals for the unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images. Specifically, it states that such defenses are not allowed if the defendant knew or should have known that the subject of the image had a reasonable expectation of privacy and did not consent to the release of the image. This act takes effect immediately.

New York S01822 prohibits speech-based defenses in actions for unlawful dissemination of intimate images.

New York S01822 amends the penal law and civil rights law to prohibit speech-based defenses in actions brought against individuals for the unlawful dissemination or publication of intimate images. Specifically, it states that such defenses are not allowed if the defendant knew or should have known that the subject of the image had a reasonable expectation of privacy and did not consent to the release of the image. This act takes effect immediately.