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                                  9365

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2010
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Introduced  by M. of A. GABRYSZAK, GUNTHER, P. RIVERA, PHEFFER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. HYER-SPENCER, JOHN, KOON, MOLINARO, SCHROEDER
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to making the  subdirec-
  tory  of sexually violent predators free of charge and searchable with
  anonymity

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 168-q of the correction law, as
amended by chapter 478 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  The  division shall maintain a subdirectory of level two and three
sex offenders. The subdirectory shall include the exact address, address
of the offender's place of employment and photograph of the sex offender
along with the  following  information,  if  available:  name,  physical
description,   age  and  distinctive  markings.  Background  information
including the sex offender's crime of conviction,  modus  of  operation,
type  of  victim  targeted,  the  name and address of any institution of
higher education at which the sex  offender  is  enrolled,  attends,  is
employed  or  resides and a description of special conditions imposed on
the sex offender shall also be included. The subdirectory shall have sex
offender listings categorized by county and zip  code.  A  copy  of  the
subdirectory  shall  annually  be  distributed  to  the offices of local
village, town, city,  county  or  state  law  enforcement  agencies  for
purposes of public access. The division shall distribute monthly updates
to  the  offices  of  local  village,  town,  city,  county or state law
enforcement agencies for purposes of public  access.  [Such  departments
shall  require  that  a person in writing provide their name and address
prior to viewing the  subdirectory.]  Any  information  identifying  the
victim  by  name,  birth  date,  address or relation to the sex offender
shall be excluded from the  subdirectory  distributed  for  purposes  of
public  access.  The subdirectory provided for [herein] IN THIS SUBDIVI-
SION shall be updated monthly to maintain its efficiency and  usefulness

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15164-01-9

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and shall be computer accessible. Such subdirectory shall be made avail-
able  FREE OF CHARGE at all times on the internet via the division home-
page AND SHALL BE SEARCHABLE WITH ANONYMITY.   Any person may  apply  to
the division to receive automated e-mail notifications whenever a new or
updated  subdirectory registration occurs in a geographic area specified
by such person. The division shall furnish such service at no charge  to
such  person, who shall request e-mail notification by county and/or zip
code on forms developed and provided by the division.  E-mail  notifica-
tion is limited to three geographic areas per e-mail account.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
manner as chapter 478 of the laws of 2009, as amended, takes effect.