Senate Bill S534

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Restricts level three sex offenders from residing within one quarter mile of any school or licensed day care facility

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S534 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3671
Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §168-w, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1954

2009-S534 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts level three sex offenders from residing within one quarter mile of any school or licensed day care facility; makes a violation of this provision a class E felony.

2009-S534 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   534

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ALESI  -- 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 restricting where
  level three sex offenders may reside

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap-
ter  604  of  the  laws  of  2005, is relettered section 168-x and a new
section 168-w is added to read as follows:
  S 168-W. LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDERS RESIDENCE LIMITATION;  PENALTY.  1.
IT  SHALL  BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER TO RESIDE WITHIN
ONE QUARTER MILE OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE,  HIGH,  OR
NURSERY SCHOOL; OR LICENSED DAY CARE FACILITY.
  2.  NO  SHELTER  OR  HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  SHALL PERMIT OR CAUSE THE
PLACEMENT OF ANY LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER IF  SUCH  SHELTER  OR  HOUSING
ACCOMMODATION  IS  WITHIN  ONE  QUARTER  MILE  OF  ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH, OR NURSERY SCHOOL; OR LICENSED DAY CARE FACIL-
ITY.
  3. THE RESIDENCE PROHIBITION ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISIONS ONE  AND  TWO
OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AS LONG AS THE OFFENDER IS
CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER.
  4. A SEX OFFENDER WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01625-01-9


              

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