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Assembly Bill A191

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that the registration of sex offenders shall include a statement that he or she is in compliance with certain county and local laws

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2015-A191 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S372
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง168-f, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7374, S3819
2011-2012: A5353, S3325
2013-2014: A1889, S2006

2015-A191 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the registration of sex offenders shall include a statement that the offender is in compliance with certain state, county and local laws relating to residency and employment.

2015-A191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 372                                                    A. 191

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARTINS, SEWARD --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to sex  offender  regis-
  tration

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2  of  section  168-f  of  the
correction  law, as added by chapter 192 of the laws of 1995, is amended
to read as follows:
  (b) The verification form shall be signed by  the  sex  offender,  and
state  that  he OR SHE still resides at the address last reported to the
division, THAT HE OR SHE TO HIS  OR  HER  KNOWLEDGE  AND  BELIEF  IS  IN
COMPLIANCE  WITH  ALL COUNTY AND LOCAL RESIDENCY LAWS AND LAWS REGARDING
THE EMPLOYMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS.
  S 2. Paragraph  (b-1)  of  subdivision  2  of  section  168-f  of  the
correction  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  532  of the laws of 2011, is
amended to read as follows:
  (b-1) If the sex offender has been given a level two or  three  desig-
nation,  such  offender shall sign the verification form, and state that
he or she still is employed at the address last reported to the division
AND THAT HE OR SHE TO HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF IS  IN  COMPLIANCE
WITH  ALL COUNTY AND LOCAL RESIDENCY LAWS AND LAWS REGARDING THE EMPLOY-
MENT OF SEX OFFENDERS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00816-01-5

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