Civil Action For Intrusion With Electronic Device

The bill states that, with certain exceptions, a person has a private civil right of action against another person if:

• With malicious intent, the other person intrudes, physically or otherwise, upon the person through the use of any device to capture, without the person's consent, a photograph, sound recording, or other physical impression or digital image of the person;
• The person has a reasonable expectation of privacy at the time of the intrusion;
• The intrusion is unreasonably offensive or objectionable; and
• The person suffers emotional distress as a result of the intrusion.

The bill makes legislative findings and declarations.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)