S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6907
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 13, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. SCOZZAFAVA, TEDISCO, SPANO, McDONOUGH, ALFANO,
TOWNSEND -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BACALLES, BALL, BARCLAY,
BARRA, BOYLE, BURLING, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CONTE, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO,
FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HAYES, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, McKEVITT,
MILLER, MOLINARO, OAKS, O'MARA, QUINN, RABBITT, RAIA, REILICH, SALADI-
NO, SAYWARD, THIELE, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to notifying the public
of sex offenders who reside or move into a person's zip code
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 168-q of the correction law is
renumbered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
follows:
2. THE DIVISION SHALL, ON ITS INTERNET HOMEPAGE, PROVIDE A MEANS FOR
ANY PERSON TO REGISTER AND RECEIVE NOTICE AT SUCH PERSON'S ELECTRONIC
MAIL ADDRESS OF ALL SEX OFFENDERS WHO RESIDE OR MOVE INTO THE AREA
ENCOMPASSED BY SUCH PERSON'S ZIP CODE. THE DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE TIMELY
NOTICE BY ELECTRONIC MAIL TO EACH PERSON WHO REGISTERS PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBDIVISION OF A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER RESIDING IN AND
OF EVERY LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER WHO MOVES INTO THE
PERSON'S ZIP CODE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION AUTHORIZED
TO BE DISCLOSED ON EACH SUCH SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (B) AND
(C) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-L OF THIS
ARTICLE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08561-01-9