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Assembly Bill A1986

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Restricts the right of an offender to use a computer in prison or access the internet if such offender has been convicted of certain sex offenses and used a computer

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2015-A1986 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง70.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A6535

2015-A1986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the right of an offender to use a computer in prison or access the internet if such offender has been convicted of certain sex offenses and used a computer in connection with the planning or execution of his or her crime.

2015-A1986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1986

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ABINANTI,  GALEF, GRAF, MOSLEY, McDONOUGH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A. ARROYO, ROBINSON  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to restricting the right of
  an offender to use a computer in prison or access the internet if such
  offender has been convicted of certain sex offenses and used a comput-
  er in connection with the planning or execution of his or her crime

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

  Section  1.  Section 70.80 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10. WHENEVER AN OFFENDER CONVICTED OF A FELONY SEX OFFENSE, AS DEFINED
IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, OR A VIOLENT FELONY
SEX OFFENSE, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION,  UTILIZED  A  COMPUTER  OR  THE  INTERNET  IN  THE  PLANNING OR
EXECUTION OF SUCH OFFENSE, THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE, AS MANDATORY  CONDI-
TIONS  OF THE SENTENCE THEREFOR, THAT SUCH SENTENCED OFFENDER BE PROHIB-
ITED FROM USING THE INTERNET TO ACCESS PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL,  ACCESS  A
COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE, COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS
OR  GROUPS  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SEXUAL RELATIONS WITH PERSONS
UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND COMMUNICATE WITH ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE
OF EIGHTEEN WHEN SUCH OFFENDER IS OVER THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN,  PROVIDED
THAT THE COURT MAY PERMIT SUCH AN OFFENDER TO USE THE INTERNET TO COMMU-
NICATE WITH A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHEN SUCH OFFENDER IS THE
PARENT OF A MINOR CHILD AND IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED FROM COMMUNICAT-
ING  WITH  SUCH CHILD. AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, A "COMMERCIAL SOCIAL
NETWORKING WEBSITE" SHALL MEAN ANY BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION OR OTHER ENTI-
TY OPERATING A WEBSITE THAT PERMITS PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF  AGE
TO  BE  REGISTERED  USERS  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  ESTABLISHING  PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER USERS, WHERE SUCH PERSONS UNDER EIGHTEEN  YEARS
OF  AGE  MAY  (A)  CREATE WEB PAGES OR PROFILES THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06010-01-5

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