Assembly Actions -
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May 12, 2014 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 06, 2014 |
advanced to third reading |
May 05, 2014 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 30, 2014 |
1st report cal.484 |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 12, 2013 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 05, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 04, 2013 |
1st report cal.978 |
May 16, 2013 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S5342
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S5342 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5342 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits persons required to maintain registration under the sex offender registration act from entering into an area or room in a public, association or free library designated as a children's section or designed primarily to serve a population under the age of eighteen.
2013-S5342 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5342 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting certain persons required to maintain registration under the sex offender registration act from entering into a children's section of a public library PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit registered sex offenders from entering the children's section of a public library. SUMMARY: Adds a new section 168w to the correction law to prohibit any person required to maintain registration as a sex offender from entering into any area or room in a public library designated as a children's section. Also amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 4-a of section 65.10 of the penal law to include any room or area designated as a children's section of a public library. JUSTIFICATION: On June 23, 2012 two girls ages 6 and 9 were assaulted at the Queens Public Library. The accused perpetrator was on parole for possession of child pornography at the time of the incident. It is vitally important to ensure that New York's children can safely and securely visit public libraries throughout the State. Libraries are places where children of all ages from toddlers to teens congregate for school projects, homework, summer reading programs, story time presentations, learn-to-read programs and many other activities. There should be no reason for a convicted sex offender where the
2013-S5342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5342 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 16, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- 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 and the penal law, in relation to prohibiting certain persons required to maintain registration under the sex offender registration act from entering into a children's section of a public library 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. PROHIBITION FROM ENTERING A CHILDREN'S SECTION OF A PUBLIC, ASSOCIATION OR FREE LIBRARY. ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN REGISTRA- TION UNDER THIS ARTICLE (SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION ACT) AND WHOSE VICTIM WAS A CHILD SHALL REFRAIN FROM ENTERING INTO OR UPON ANY AREA OR ROOM IN A PUBLIC, ASSOCIATION OR FREE LIBRARY DESIGNATED AS A CHILDREN'S SECTION OR DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO SERVE A POPULATION UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4-a of section 65.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: (a) When imposing a sentence of probation or conditional discharge upon a person convicted of an offense defined in article one hundred thirty, two hundred thirty-five or two hundred sixty-three of this chap- ter, or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of this chapter, and the victim of such offense was under the age of eighteen at the time of such offense or such person has been designated a level three sex offender pursuant to subdivision six of section [168-l] ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-L of the correction law, the court shall require, as a mandatory condition of such sentence, that such sentenced offender shall refrain from know- ingly entering into or upon any school grounds, as that term is defined EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09753-03-3
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