| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
| Jun 06, 2013 |
referred to crime victims, crime and correction |
Senate Bill S5713
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
Actions
2013-S5713 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5713
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to
requiring certain level three sex offenders to wear an electronic
monitoring device for life
PURPOSE: The law would require all Level 3 Sexual Offenders who have
been convicted of violent crimes against children wear an electronic
monitoring device for life with the cost to be absorbed by the sexual
offender and not the state or local municipality.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends paragraph (b-2) of subdivision 2 of
section 168-f of the correction law, as added by section 2 of part 0
of chapter 56 of the laws of 2005.
JUSTIFICATION: For those that have been found guilty of sexual
offenses against children, incarceration is not a cure and will not
deter them from re-offending. In fact, recidivism for these crimes is
very high. New York State must do more to protect children from
convicted sex offenders who have served their time and are released
back into the community. Technology now exists that will allow for 24
hour monitoring of violent criminals. Therefore, we must use that
technology to protect our children. If enacted, this bill would
require the lifetime monitoring of Level 3 Sex offenders who have
perpetrated acts against children. This will allow law enforcement to
know immediately if offenders are in an area that they are prohibited.
2013-S5713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5713
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 6, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring certain
level three sex offenders to wear an electronic monitoring device for
life
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b-2) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of the
correction law, as added by section 2 of part O of chapter 56 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
(b-2) If the sex offender has been given a level three designation, he
or she shall personally appear at the law enforcement agency having
jurisdiction within twenty days of the first anniversary of the sex
offender's initial registration and every year thereafter during the
period of registration for the purpose of providing a current photograph
of such offender. The law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall
photograph the sex offender and shall promptly forward a copy of such
photograph to the division. For purposes of this paragraph, if such sex
offender is confined in a state or local correctional facility, the
local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be the warden,
superintendent, sheriff or other person in charge of the state or local
correctional facility. SUCH SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY
VIOLENT CRIME AGAINST A CHILD SHALL WEAR AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE
FOR THE DURATION OF HIS OR HER LIFE. SUCH SEX OFFENDER SHALL BEAR THE
COST OF SUCH ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall apply to any level three sex offen-
der convicted of any violent crime against a child on or after the
effective date of this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11374-01-3
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