Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction returned to senate died in assembly |
May 21, 2013 |
referred to correction delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 18, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 14, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 13, 2013 |
1st report cal.203 |
Feb 01, 2013 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S3457
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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-S3457 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rel §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L
2013-S3457 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3457 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to certain sex offenders in the county of Niagara PURPOSE: To protect children of the state in the county of Niagara by prohibiting level 2 and level 3 sex offenders from being within 1500 feet of any school grounds or any facility where child day care is provided. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new section to the correction law relating to the presence of certain sex offenders near schools and child care facilities. The new section authorizes the county of Niagara to prohibit level two and level three sex offenders from being within 1500 feet of any school grounds or child care facility. Section 2 of the bill is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Recently, the Niagara County Legislature identified the threat posed to children by convicted sex offenders as a serious prob- lem. To that end, the Niagara County Legislature passed a resolution encouraging stronger restrictions on convicted sex offenders in order to Protect our children. Niagara County is not the only county in the state that is grappling with this problem. In fact, across the state, various
2013-S3457 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3457 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 1, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- 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 certain sex offenders in the county of Niagara 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. PRESENCE NEAR SCHOOL GROUNDS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES; LIMI- TATIONS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COUNTY OF NIAGARA MAY ENACT A LOCAL LAW OR ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT A DESIGNATED SEX OFFENDER, FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS OR HER NATURAL LIFE, FROM KNOWINGLY ENTERING INTO, UPON OR WITHIN FIFTEEN HUNDRED FEET OF ANY SCHOOL GROUNDS OR CHILD CARE FACILITY WHILE ONE OR MORE PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGH- TEEN ARE PRESENT. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "DESIGNATED SEX OFFENDER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON THAT HAS BEEN: (I) DESIGNATED A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-1 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR (II) CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OR TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THE PENAL LAW, OR (III) CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE DEFINED IN SECTION 255.25, 255.26 OR 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW, AND THE VICTIM OF SUCH OFFENSE WAS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN AT THE TIME OF SUCH OFFENSE. (B) "SCHOOL GROUNDS" SHALL MEAN SCHOOL GROUNDS AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION 220.00 OF THE PENAL LAW; AND (C) "CHILD CARE FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY FACILITY OR INSTITUTION PRIMARILY USED FOR THE CARE OR TREATMENT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08420-01-3
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