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Assembly Bill A7733

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to restrictions on sex offender residency

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2015-A7733 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §168-cc, amd §168-a, Cor L

2015-A7733 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to restrictions on sex offender residency.

2015-A7733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7733

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WOZNIAK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to restrictions  on  sex
  offender residency

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

  Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section  168-
cc to read as follows:
  S 168-CC. RESTRICTIONS ON SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR
ANY SEX OFFENDER REGISTERED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO ESTABLISH A  RESIDENCE
OR  DOMICILE  WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE OF SUCH RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE LIES
WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS AND FIVE
HUNDRED FEET OF A PARK, DAY CARE CENTER, PLAYGROUND, AMUSEMENT  PARK  OR
YOUTH CENTER.
  S  2. Section 168-a of the correction law is amended by adding six new
subdivisions 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 to read as follows:
  19. "AMUSEMENT PARK" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME  MEANING  AS  SET  FORTH  IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF THE LABOR LAW.
  20.  "CHILD  DAY CARE CENTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH
IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  NINETY  OF
THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  21.  "PARK"  MEANS  ANY  PARK,  PRESERVE, ATHLETIC FIELD, GOLF COURSE,
SWIMMING POOL OR BEACH OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY OR THE STATE.
  22. "PLAYGROUND" MEANS AN IMPROVED AREA DESIGNED,  EQUIPPED,  AND  SET
ASIDE FOR PLAY OF SIX OR MORE CHILDREN.
  23. "SCHOOL GROUNDS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN PARA-
GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION 220.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
  24. "YOUTH CENTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  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.

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