NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3958

Senate Bill S3958

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides that any person who knowingly harbors, houses or employs a defaulting sex offender and who fails to contact law enforcement regarding the offender is guilty

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

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- 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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Jan 08, 2020	referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Feb 21, 2019	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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2019-S3958 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Add §168-ii, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S2988, S4581
2011-2012: S3220
2013-2014: S1437
2015-2016: S869
2017-2018: S2595

2019-S3958 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person who knowingly harbors, houses or employs a sex offender who has failed to register or verify address and employment, and who fails to contact his or her local law enforcement agency regarding such sex offender is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2019-S3958 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3958

SPONSOR: RANZENHOFER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to knowingly harboring a
sex offender who has failed to register or verify

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new subdivision 168-ii that provides that any person
who knowingly harbors, houses or employs a sex offender required to
register or verify residence or employment pursuant to Section 168 of
the Corrections Law, who has failed to register or verify as required by
law, and fails to notify his or her local law enforcement agency as to
the location of such offender, shall be guilty of an A misdemeanor.

Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect on January first next
succeeding the date upon which it shall have become law.

 
PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION:

The recent abduction and murder of Jessica Lunsford in Florida has again
reminded us of the possibility of recidivism for those convicted of sex
offenses, as well as the problem of dealing with those who protect
convicted sex offenders who they know have not registered with the Divi-
sion of Criminal Justice Services. Officials in Florida report that they
twice interviewed persons in the house where the accused murderer was
living, yet those persons never divulged that the suspect was living
there. The accused murderer had a 30-year criminal history and was a
convicted sex offender who was required to register, but had failed to
do so.  Officials further indicate that there is a high possibility that
Jessica was still alive at the time these interviews were done. Had
family members notified the police that the accused was living there, it
is possible that she might have been rescued, but there was no law that
would obligate these family members to tell officials that this
convicted offender was living with them.

 
EXISTING LAW:

Article 6-C of the Corrections Law provides for registration of
convicted sex offenders.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2006 - S.4936-A/A.9233/A.10099 -- PASSED SENATE/Correction/Correction
2007-08 - S.4636/A.2621 - PASSED SENATE/Correction
2009-10 - S.2988/A.945 -- CRIME & CORRECTIONS/Correction
2011-12 - S.3220 - PASSED SENATE
2013-14--S.1437 - PASSED SENATE
2015-16--S.869 - PASSED SENATE
2017-18--S.2595 - PASSED SENATE

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

2019-S3958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3958
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, AKSHAR, FELDER, FUNKE, HELMING, JACOBS,
   ORTT,  RITCHIE, SERINO, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, 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 knowingly harboring a
   sex offender who has failed to register or verify
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section  168-
 ii to read as follows:
   §  168-II.  FAILURE  TO  NOTIFY;  PENALTY.  ANY  PERSON  WHO KNOWINGLY
 HARBORS, HOUSES OR EMPLOYS A SEX OFFENDER REQUIRED  TO  REGISTER  OR  TO
 VERIFY  RESIDENCE OR EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE WHO HAS FAILED TO REGISTER OR TO VERIFY AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND  WHO
 FAILS  TO NOTIFY HIS OR HER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE LOCATION
 OF SUCH SEX OFFENDER, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD01609-01-9

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