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Assembly Bill A960

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to level three designation for certain sex offenders under the sex offender registration act

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2015-A960 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง168-l, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4567
2011-2012: A4994, A9153
2013-2014: A614
2017-2018: A570
2019-2020: A920

2015-A960 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to level three designation for certain sex offenders under the sex offender registration act; provides for a level three designation under the sex offender registration act for persons convicted of or a conviction for an attempt to commit an offense contained in article 130 (sexual offenses) or 263 (sexual performance by a child) or section 135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree), section 230.06 (patronizing a prostitute in the first degree), section 230.32 (promoting prostitution in the first degree) or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 (incest) of the penal law where the victim of the related offense is less than eleven years old.

2015-A960 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   960

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to level three desig-
  nation for certain sex offenders

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

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (c) of subdivision 6 of
section 168-l of the correction law, as separately amended  by  chapters
318 and 680 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  If the risk of repeat offense is high and there exists a threat to the
public  safety  a  level  three  designation  shall be given to such sex
offender.  IF THE SEX OFFENDER HAS A CONVICTION OF OR A  CONVICTION  FOR
AN  ATTEMPT TO COMMIT AN OFFENSE CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY
OR TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OR SECTION 135.25,  230.06,  230.32,  255.25,
255.26  OR  255.27  OF THE PENAL LAW AND WHERE THE VICTIM OF THE RELATED
OFFENSE IS LESS THAN ELEVEN YEARS OLD A LEVEL THREE DESIGNATION SHALL BE
GIVEN TO SUCH SEX OFFENDER. In [such] EITHER case, the  law  enforcement
agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
agencies  having  had  jurisdiction at the time of his or her conviction
shall be notified and may disseminate relevant information  which  shall
include  a  photograph  and  description  of  the offender and which may
include the sex offender's exact name and any aliases used by the offen-
der, exact address, address of the offender's place of employment, back-
ground information including the offender's crime of conviction, mode of
operation, type of victim targeted, the name and address of any institu-
tion of higher education at which the sex offender is enrolled, attends,
is employed or resides and the description of special conditions imposed
on the offender to any entity with vulnerable populations related to the
nature of the offense committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiv-
ing information on a sex offender may disclose  or  further  disseminate
such  information  at  its  discretion. In addition[, in such case,] the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02791-01-5

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