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Assembly Bill A718A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Restricts a registered sex offender from residing within 1000 feet of a school

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2013-A718 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2959
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-c, 168-f & 168-k, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4026
2015-2016: A547, S2269

2013-A718 - Summary

Restricts a registered sex offender from residing within 1000 feet of a school.

2013-A718 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   718

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, WEPRIN, GIBSON -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CERETTO, CORWIN, CROUCH, KATZ,  RAIA,  TITONE  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to the residence of a
  sex offender

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

  Section  1. Section 168-c of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. NO SEX OFFENDER RELEASED OR DISCHARGED FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
ITY, HOSPITAL OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  OR  PLACED  ON  PROBATION
SHALL  RESIDE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A BUILDING USED EXCLUSIVELY AS
A SCHOOL, THE MEASUREMENTS TO BE TAKEN IN STRAIGHT LINES FROM THE CENTER
OF  THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF THE RESIDENCE TO THE CENTER OF  THE  NEAREST
ENTRANCE OF SUCH SCHOOL.
  S  2.  Section  168-f of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A. A SEX OFFENDER, AFTER HIS OR HER  DISCHARGE,  PAROLE  OR  RELEASE
FROM  ANY  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY, HOSPITAL OR LOCAL FACILITY OR WHO WAS
PLACED ON PROBATION AND WHO HAS ESTABLISHED A RESIDENCE SHALL NOT CHANGE
SAID RESIDENCE SO AS TO RESIDE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET  OF  A  BUILDING
USED  EXCLUSIVELY  AS A SCHOOL, THE MEASUREMENTS TO BE TAKEN IN STRAIGHT
LINES FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF THE  RESIDENCE  TO  THE
CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF SUCH SCHOOL.
  S  3.  Section  168-k of the correction law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. A SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS ESTABLISHED RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE PURSUANT
TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT RESIDE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A  BUILDING
USED  EXCLUSIVELY  AS A SCHOOL, THE MEASUREMENTS TO BE TAKEN IN STRAIGHT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04254-01-3

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2013-A718A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2959
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-c, 168-f & 168-k, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4026
2015-2016: A547, S2269

2013-A718A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts a registered sex offender from residing within 1000 feet of a school.

2013-A718A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 718--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, WEPRIN, GIBSON, MILLER -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  -- M.   of A. BARCLAY, CERETTO, CORWIN, CROUCH, KATZ, RAIA,
  TITONE -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Correction  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the  residence  of  a
  sex offender

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

  Section 1. Section 168-c of the correction law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. NO SEX OFFENDER RELEASED OR DISCHARGED FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
ITY,  HOSPITAL  OR  LOCAL  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY OR PLACED ON PROBATION
SHALL RESIDE WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF A BUILDING USED EXCLUSIVELY  AS
A SCHOOL, THE MEASUREMENTS TO BE TAKEN IN STRAIGHT LINES FROM THE CENTER
OF    THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF THE RESIDENCE TO THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST
ENTRANCE OF SUCH SCHOOL.
  S 2. Section 168-f of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
  4-A.  A  SEX  OFFENDER,  AFTER HIS OR HER DISCHARGE, PAROLE OR RELEASE
FROM ANY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, HOSPITAL OR LOCAL FACILITY  OR  WHO  WAS
PLACED ON PROBATION AND WHO HAS ESTABLISHED A RESIDENCE SHALL NOT CHANGE
SAID  RESIDENCE  SO  AS TO RESIDE WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF A BUILDING
USED EXCLUSIVELY AS A SCHOOL, THE MEASUREMENTS TO BE TAKEN  IN  STRAIGHT
LINES  FROM  THE  CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF THE RESIDENCE TO THE
CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF SUCH SCHOOL.
  S 3. Section 168-k of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. A SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS ESTABLISHED RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE PURSUANT
TO  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT RESIDE WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF A BUILDING

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

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