Bill Text: NY S00512 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the employment address of certain sex offenders to be reported to the division of criminal justice services.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-02 - referred to correction [S00512 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S00512-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          512
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Crime  Victims,
         Crime and Correction
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law,  in relation to the employment
         address of sex offenders
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the
    2  correction law, as amended by chapter 10 of the laws of 2003, is amended
    3  to read as follows:
    4    (e) If the sex offender has been given A LEVEL TWO OR  a  level  three
    5  designation, such offender's employment address and/or expected place of
    6  employment.
    7    S  2.  Paragraph  (b-1)  of  subdivision  2  of  section  168-f of the
    8  correction law, as amended by chapter 10 of the laws of 2003, is amended
    9  to read as follows:
   10    (b-1) If the sex offender has been given a LEVEL TWO OR A level  three
   11  designation,  such  offender shall sign the verification form, and state
   12  that he or she still is employed at the address  last  reported  to  the
   13  division.
   14    S  3. Subdivision 4 of section 168-f of the correction law, as amended
   15  by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   16    4. Any sex offender shall register with the division no later than ten
   17  calendar days after any change of  address,  ANY  CHANGE  IN  EMPLOYMENT
   18  ADDRESS,  internet  accounts with internet access providers belonging to
   19  such offender, internet identifiers that such offender uses, or  his  or
   20  her  status  of  enrollment,  attendance, employment or residence at any
   21  institution of higher education. A fee of ten dollars, as authorized  by
   22  subdivision  eight of section one hundred sixty-eight-b of this article,
   23  shall be submitted by the sex offender each time such offender registers
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  any change of address or any change of his or her status of  enrollment,
    2  attendance,  employment or residence at any institution of higher educa-
    3  tion. Any failure or omission to  submit  the  required  fee  shall  not
    4  affect the acceptance by the division of the change of address or change
    5  of status.
    6    S 4. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 168-l of the correction
    7  law,  as  amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read
    8  as follows:
    9    (b) If the risk of repeat offense is moderate, a level two designation
   10  shall be given to such sex offender. In such case  the  law  enforcement
   11  agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
   12  agencies  having  had  jurisdiction at the time of his or her conviction
   13  shall be notified and may disseminate relevant information  which  shall
   14  include  a  photograph  and  description  of  the offender and which may
   15  include the exact name  and  any  aliases  used  by  the  sex  offender,
   16  [approximate  address  based on sex offender's zip code,] EXACT ADDRESS,
   17  ADDRESS OF THE OFFENDER'S PLACE OF  EMPLOYMENT,  background  information
   18  including the offender's crime of conviction, mode of operation, type of
   19  victim  targeted,  the  name  and  address  of any institution of higher
   20  education at which the sex offender is enrolled, attends, is employed or
   21  resides and the description of special conditions imposed on the  offen-
   22  der  to  any entity with vulnerable populations related to the nature of
   23  the offense committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiving  infor-
   24  mation on a sex offender may disclose or further disseminate such infor-
   25  mation  at  its  discretion.  In addition, in such case, the information
   26  described herein shall also be provided in the subdirectory  established
   27  in  this  article  and  notwithstanding any other provision of law, such
   28  information shall, upon request, be made available to the public.
   29    Such law enforcement agencies shall compile,  maintain  and  update  a
   30  listing  of  vulnerable organizational entities within its jurisdiction.
   31  Such listing shall be utilized for notification of such organizations in
   32  disseminating such information on level two sex  offenders  pursuant  to
   33  this  paragraph.  Such  listing  shall  include  and  not be limited to:
   34  superintendents of schools or chief school  administrators,  superinten-
   35  dents  of parks, public and private libraries, public and private school
   36  bus transportation companies, day care centers,  nursery  schools,  pre-
   37  schools,  neighborhood  watch  groups,  community centers, civic associ-
   38  ations, nursing homes, victim's advocacy groups and places of worship.
   39    S 5. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   40  have become a law.