Penal Law § 156.29

Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the second degree  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 156.29 Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the second

degree.

A person is guilty of unlawful duplication of computer related material in the second degree when having no right to do so, he or she copies, reproduces or duplicates in any manner computer material that contains records of the medical history or medical treatment of an identified or readily identifiable individual or individuals with an intent to commit or further the commission of any crime under this chapter.

Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/156.29

In plain English

A person commits second-degree unlawful duplication of computer-related material by copying, without right, medical-history or treatment records of identified or readily identifiable people, intending to commit or further a crime under this chapter. ★ It is a class B misdemeanor.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.