Directs the establishment in the division of criminal justice services of a program of identification and location of pre-1996 sex offenders whose victims died or were seriously injured as a direct result or proximate cause of such sex offense; requires such persons to register on the state sex offender registry.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3364
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. EDDINGTON -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to identifying and locat-
ing persons convicted of certain sexual offenses prior to 1996
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
S 837-S. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS CONVICTED PRIOR TO
NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX; MANDATORY REGISTRATION. 1. THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL ESTABLISH WITHIN THE DIVISION A PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE
INDIVIDUALS RESIDING WITHIN THE STATE WHO, PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED
NINETY-SIX, WERE CONVICTED OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE WHICH OFFENSE WAS THE
DIRECT OR PROXIMATE CAUSE OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO THE VICTIM OF
SUCH OFFENSE.
2. ALL PERSONS IDENTIFIED AND LOCATED PURSUANT TO THE PROGRAM ESTAB-
LISHED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MUST REGISTER ON THE STATE SEX
OFFENDER REGISTRY PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE
CORRECTION LAW.
3. IN ADMINISTERING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION MAY
PERFORM SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER ACTS AND PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS IT DEEMS NECESSARY, PROPER OR DESIRABLE TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSE
OF THIS SECTION AND NOT OTHERWISE INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF
THIS ARTICLE, CHAPTER OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. THIS SHALL INCLUDE,
BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DIVISION'S CONSULTATION WITH THE CHIEF ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE JUDGE OF THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE STATE COMMISSION OF CORRECTION, AND THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF SEX
OFFENDERS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04655-01-9
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