Senate Bill S1362

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 1362--C
    Cal. No. 276

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2009
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Introduced  by Sens. KLEIN, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, DIAZ, ESPADA, FOLEY, HUNT-
  LEY, C. JOHNSON, SAMPSON, SAVINO, STAVISKY, THOMPSON -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Crime  Victims,  Crime  and  Correction  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported  favorably  from
  said  committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second
  report, ordered to a third reading, and to be  reprinted  as  amended,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to subdirectory of level
  two and three sex offenders

  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  106  of  the  laws  of 2006, 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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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  shall  be  updated
monthly  to maintain its efficiency and usefulness and shall be computer
accessible. Such subdirectory shall be made available at  all  times  on
the  internet  via  the division homepage.   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 one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.