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Assembly Bill A3390

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes the division of criminal justice services website directory of sexually violent predators free of charge and searchable with anonymity

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2009-A3390 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง168-q, Cor L

2009-A3390 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the division of criminal justice services website directory of sexually violent predators free of charge at all times on the internet via the division homepage and shall be searchable with anonymity.

2009-A3390 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3390

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. EDDINGTON, GUNTHER, P. RIVERA -- 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  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
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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04582-01-9

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