Personal Privacy Protection Act

Summary

Personal Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce and for commercial purposes, persistently follows or chases a person in a manner that causes that person to have a reasonable fear of bodily injury, in order to capture by a visual or auditory recording instrument any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of that person, shall: (1) if death or serious bodily injury results, be fined, imprisoned, or both; and (2) be liable in a civil action for appropriate relief. Provides for civil liability for anyone who, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce and for commercial purposes, engages in a tortious invasion of the privacy of another person in order to capture by a visual or auditory recording instrument any type of visual image, sound recording, or other physical impression of that person. Specifies that: (1) it shall not be a defense to a prosecution or civil action that no image or recording was captured or sold; and (2) only a person physically present at the time of, and engaging or assisting another in engaging in, a violation is subject to criminal charge or civil liability under this Act. Makes this Act's prohibitions inapplicable to official law enforcement activities.

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Timeline

1. 6 August 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 August 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 August 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 6 August 1998 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 1998

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 1998

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 6 August 1998

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Sponsors

• JOHN CONYERS · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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