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Assembly Bill A5618

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the "address confidentiality program" for victims of domestic violence; administered by the secretary of state

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2009-A5618 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง577 & 108, Exec L

2009-A5618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "address confidentiality program" for victims of domestic violence to be administered by the secretary of state in consultation with the executive director of the New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence.

2009-A5618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5618

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ERRIGO, ALFANO, BACALLES, BALL, BARRA, CALHOUN,
  CROUCH, FINCH, KOLB, McKEVITT, MOLINARO, SAYWARD,  TOBACCO,  TOWNSEND,
  WALKER  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. BARCLAY, COLTON, CONTE,
  DUPREY, GABRYSZAK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, MAYERSOHN, QUINN, SPANO, WEISENBERG
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  creating  an  address
  confidentiality  program to protect the personal identity and location
  of victims of domestic violence

  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 577 to
read as follows:
  S 577. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
THE  OFFICE AN ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
SECRETARY OF STATE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE
OFFICE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 108 to read
as follows:
  S 108. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM.  1.  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE
SHALL  ADMINISTER THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
  2. A PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE  OR  OLDER,  A  PARENT  OR  GUARDIAN
ACTING  ON BEHALF OF A MINOR, OR A GUARDIAN ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN INCA-
PACITATED PERSON MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE  TO
HAVE  AN ADDRESS DESIGNATED BY THE SECRETARY AS THE APPLICANT'S ADDRESS.
THE SECRETARY SHALL APPROVE AN APPLICATION IF IT IS FILED IN THE  MANNER
AND  ON  THE  FORM  PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR  THE  PREVENTION  OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND IF IT CONTAINS:
  A.  A  SWORN  STATEMENT  BY  THE APPLICANT THAT THE APPLICANT HAS GOOD
REASON TO BELIEVE:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05826-01-9
              

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