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Assembly Bill A4762

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting sex offenders from residing in community residences

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2017-A4762 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3027
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §168-ee, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9724, S7503
2015-2016: A4254, S2885
2019-2020: S3390

2017-A4762 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits sex offenders from residing in community residences.

2017-A4762 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4762
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KEARNS  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.
   BUCHWALD, DiPIETRO, GIGLIO, RAIA -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law, in relation to prohibiting sex
   offenders from residing in community homes

   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-
 ee to read as follows:
   § 168-EE. COMMUNITY RESIDENCES. ANY SEX OFFENDER  REGISTERED  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  ARTICLE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM RESIDING IN A COMMUNITY RESI-
 DENCE. A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE, FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE
 DEFINED  AS  ANY  FACILITY  OPERATED  BY  OR SUBJECT TO LICENSURE BY THE
 OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE  OFFICE  FOR  PEOPLE  WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL
 DISABILITIES  WHICH  PROVIDES  A  SUPERVISED  RESIDENCE  OR  RESIDENTIAL
 RESPITE SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06139-01-7

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