Assembly Bill A6294

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to restricting sex offenders from residing in a community residence for the mentally disabled

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6294 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5250
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-c, 168-f & 168-k, Cor L; amd §41.44 & 10.11, Ment Hyg L; amd §20, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7563
2019-2020: A6695, S3114
2021-2022: S2612
2023-2024: S2934

2017-A6294 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to restricting sex offenders from residing in a community residence for the mentally disabled.

2017-A6294 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6294
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FINCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law,  the  mental  hygiene  law  and  the
   social  services  law,  in  relation to restricting sex offenders from
   residing in a community residence for the mentally disabled

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 168-c of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. NO SEX OFFENDER RELEASED OR DISCHARGED FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACIL-
 ITY, HOSPITAL OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY  OR  PLACED  ON  PROBATION
 SHALL  RESIDE IN A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE
 MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   § 2. Section 168-f of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  A  SEX  OFFENDER,  AFTER HIS OR HER DISCHARGE, PAROLE OR RELEASE
 FROM ANY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, HOSPITAL OR LOCAL CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY
 OR  WHO HAS BEEN PLACED ON PROBATION AND WHO HAS ESTABLISHED A RESIDENCE
 SHALL NOT CHANGE SAID RESIDENCE SO AS TO RESIDE IN A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE
 FACILITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   § 3. Section 168-k of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. A SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS ESTABLISHED RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE PURSUANT
 TO  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT RESIDE IN A COMMUNITY RESIDENCE AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   § 4. Section 41.44 of the mental hygiene law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision (d-1) to read as follows:
   (D-1) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DENY SEX OFFENDERS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW, ADMISSION TO RESIDEN-
 TIAL CARE CENTERS FOR ADULTS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00769-01-7

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