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HB 1197 Law-enforcement officers; Internet publication of personal information, penalty.

Introduced by: Christopher P. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Internet publication of personal information of law-enforcement officers; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to publish, sell, solicit, or trade on the Internet the personal information of any law-enforcement officer or his immediate family member knowing that he is a law-enforcement officer and with the intent to cause imminent bodily harm or the threat of imminent bodily harm to such individual.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Internet publication of personal information of law-enforcement officers; penalty. Prohibits the Commonwealth from publishing on a publically accessible website the personal information of any law-enforcement officer without first obtaining written permission from such law-enforcement officer. The bill provides that it is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to publish, sell, solicit, or trade on the Internet the personal information of any law-enforcement officer or his immediate family member knowing that he is a law-enforcement officer and with the intent to cause imminent bodily harm or the threat of imminent bodily harm to such individual. The bill contains a technical amendment.