N.Y. Penal Law § 250.30: Unlawfully obtaining communications information
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
- Article 250. Offenses Against the Right to Privacy
§ 250.30 Unlawfully obtaining communications information.
A person is guilty of unlawfully obtaining communications information
when, knowing that he does not have the authorization of a telephone or
telegraph corporation, he obtains or attempts to obtain, by deception,
stealth or in any other manner, from such corporation or from any
employee, officer or representative thereof:
1. Information concerning identification or location of any wires,
cables, lines, terminals or other apparatus used in furnishing telephone
or telegraph service; or
2. Information concerning a record of any communication passing over
telephone or telegraph lines of any such corporation.
Unlawfully obtaining communications information is a class B
misdemeanor.
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