{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-250.30","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 250.30","heading":"Unlawfully obtaining communications information","body":"§ 250.30 Unlawfully obtaining communications information.\n  A person is guilty of unlawfully obtaining communications information\nwhen, knowing that he does not have the authorization of a telephone or\ntelegraph corporation, he obtains or attempts to obtain, by deception,\nstealth or in any other manner, from such corporation or from any\nemployee, officer or representative thereof:\n  1. Information concerning identification or location of any wires,\ncables, lines, terminals or other apparatus used in furnishing telephone\nor telegraph service; or\n  2. Information concerning a record of any communication passing over\ntelephone or telegraph lines of any such corporation.\n  Unlawfully obtaining communications information is a class B\nmisdemeanor.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/250.30","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"32ec0c6f85ea2add407a218db5518014c965a5072c6d106d5b398fa3e62cf465","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-250.25","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-250.35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}