Assembly Bill A2139

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires New York state drivers licenses to indicate if the licensee is a registered sex offender under Megan's Law

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  • Introduced
    • 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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2009-A2139 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-b, 168-d, 168-f & 168-l, Cor L; amd §507, V & T L

2009-A2139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires New York State drivers licenses to indicate if the licensee is a registered sex offender under Megan's Law, the "Sex Offender Registration Act"; makes additional changes regarding registration obligations and distribution of information.

2009-A2139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2139

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. O'MARA, THIELE, TEDISCO, QUINN, KOLB, DUPREY --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BURLING,  CALHOUN,  FINCH,
  GIGLIO,  P. LOPEZ,  MOLINARO, SAYWARD, SPANO, TOWNSEND, WALKER -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law and the vehicle and traffic  law,  in
  relation to identifying registered sex offenders

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

  Section 1. Section 168-b of the correction law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
  12. THE DIVISION SHALL, TO AID IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF REGISTERED SEX
OFFENDERS, MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHI-
CLES  IN  ORDER  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
SEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 2. Section 168-d of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  UPON  A CONVICTION AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE
COURT SHALL TAKE POSSESSION OF THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND SHALL TENDER  TO
THE  PERSON  BEING  SENTENCED  A  TEMPORARY LICENSE, DIRECTING THAT SUCH
PERSON REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHICLES  FOR  A  REPLACEMENT
DRIVER'S  LICENSE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FIVE
HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW.  UPON  A  PERSON  BEING
REMOVED FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHI-
CLES  SHALL  ISSUE  A LICENSE WITHOUT THE SEX OFFENDER CODE PRINTED UPON
THE LICENSE AT NO CHARGE.
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 168-f of the correction law, as  amended
by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  The provisions of subdivision two of this section shall be applied
to a sex offender required to register under this  article  except  that
such sex offender designated as a sexual predator or having been given a
level  three  designation must personally verify his or her address with

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03331-01-9
              

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