| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6672
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2009-S6672 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §65.10, Pen L; amd §259-c, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S507
2009-S6672 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6672
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to
prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering in or upon school
grounds without a legitimate purpose
PURPOSE :
This bill amends the penal law and the executive law to prohibit those
who are designated as level two sex offenders, whose victims were
under the age of eighteen at the time of the offense, to knowingly
enter school grounds or any other facility or institution designed for
the care of treatment of those under the age of eighteen, for the
remainder of his or her natural life, except when there is a
legitimate purpose for such entry, which is determined by the office
of sex offender management, in order to protect the safety of
children.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 4-a of section 65.10 of
the penal law, stating that when the court is imposing a sentence of
probation or conditional discharge upon a person who is convicted
under article 130, 235 or 263 or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of
this chapter and their victim is under the age of eighteen at the time
of the offense, if a person has been designated as a level two or
2009-S6672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6672
I N S E N A T E
January 25, 2010
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Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to
prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering in or upon school
grounds without a legitimate purpose
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4-a of section 65.10 of the
penal law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) When imposing a sentence of probation or conditional discharge
upon a person convicted of an offense defined in article one hundred
thirty, two hundred thirty-five or two hundred sixty-three of this chap-
ter, or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of this chapter, and the victim
of such offense was under the age of eighteen at the time of such
offense or such person has been designated a level TWO OR three sex
offender pursuant to subdivision six of section [168-l] ONE HUNDRED
SIXTY-EIGHT-L of the correction law, the court shall require, as a
mandatory condition of such sentence, that such sentenced offender shall
refrain, FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS OR HER NATURAL LIFE, from knowingly
entering into or upon any school grounds, as that term is defined in
subdivision fourteen of section 220.00 of this chapter, or any other
facility or institution primarily used for the care or treatment of
persons under the age of eighteen while one or more of such persons
under the age of eighteen are present WITHOUT A LEGITIMATE PURPOSE AS
DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT, provided however,
that when such sentenced offender is a registered student or participant
or an employee of such facility or institution or entity contracting
therewith or has a family member enrolled in such facility or institu-
tion, such sentenced offender may, with the written authorization of his
or her probation officer or the court and the superintendent or chief
administrator of such facility, institution or grounds, enter such
facility, institution or upon such grounds for the limited purposes
authorized by the probation officer or the court and superintendent or
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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