Assembly Bill A4994

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to level three designation for certain sex offenders under the sex offender registration act

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  • 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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2011-A4994 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S356
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-l, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4567, S406
2013-2014: A614
2015-2016: A960
2017-2018: A570
2019-2020: A920

2011-A4994 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to level three designation for certain sex offenders under the sex offender registration act; provides for a level three designation under the sex offender registration act for persons convicted of or a conviction for an attempt to commit an offense contained in article 130 (sexual offenses) or 263 (sexual performance by a child) or section 135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree), 230.06 (patronizing a prostitute in the first degree), 230.32 (promoting prostitution in the first degree) or 255.25, 255.26, 255.27 (incest) of the penal law where the victim of the related offense is less than eleven years old.

2011-A4994 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4994

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAYERSOHN  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to  level  three  desig-
  nation for certain sex offenders

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

  Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (c) of subdivision 6  of
section  168-l  of the correction law, as separately amended by chapters
318 and 680 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  If the risk of repeat offense is high and there exists a threat to the
public safety a level three designation  shall  be  given  to  such  sex
offender.    IF THE SEX OFFENDER HAS A CONVICTION OF OR A CONVICTION FOR
AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY
OR  TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE OR SECTION 135.25, 230.06, 230.32, 255.25,
255.26 OR 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW AND WHERE THE VICTIM  OF  THE  RELATED
OFFENSE IS LESS THAN ELEVEN YEARS OLD A LEVEL THREE DESIGNATION SHALL BE
GIVEN  TO  SUCH SEX OFFENDER. In [such] EITHER case, the law enforcement
agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
agencies having had jurisdiction at the time of his  or  her  conviction
shall  be  notified and may disseminate relevant information which shall
include a photograph and description  of  the  offender  and  which  may
include the sex offender's exact name and any aliases used by the offen-
der, exact address, address of the offender's place of employment, back-
ground information including the offender's crime of conviction, mode of
operation, type of victim targeted, the name and address of any institu-
tion of higher education at which the sex offender is enrolled, attends,
is employed or resides and the description of special conditions imposed
on the offender to any entity with vulnerable populations related to the
nature of the offense committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiv-
ing  information  on  a sex offender may disclose or further disseminate
such information at its discretion. In addition[,  in  such  case,]  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01917-01-1
              

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