New York's 1977 'Son of Sam' law was enacted to prevent convicted criminals from profiting by selling or otherwise monetizing accounts of their crimes.
January 01, 1977
high
legal
Historical U.S. state statute designed to restrict criminals from earning money from recounting their offenses.
New York enacted the 'Son of Sam' law in 1977 to prevent criminals from profiting by detailing their offenses or selling rights to their crime stories.
January 01, 1977
high
legal
Historic state law intended to block financial gain by offenders from publicity about their crimes.