assembly Bill A8522

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to notice of transfer of sex offender to community program or residence

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to mental health
Jun 19, 2017 referred to mental health

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A8522 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2132
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §13.09, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9632, S7064
2015-2016: A3653, S396
2019-2020: S718
2021-2022: S1716
2023-2024: S249

A8522 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notice of transfer of sex offender to community program or residence.

A8522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  8522

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 19, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GALEF, MORELLE -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of  trans-
  fer of sex offender to community program or residence

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

  Section 1. Section 13.09 of the  mental  hygiene  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision (i) to read as follows:
  (I)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ANY
MUNICIPALITY WHERE A SEX OFFENDER, AS DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
ONE  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-EIGHT-A  OF THE CORRECTION LAW, IS
TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE WITHIN HIS OR HER  MUNI-
CIPALITY.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ALSO  NOTIFY  THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS IN WHICH SUCH FACILITY IS LOCATED.  NOTICE  SHALL  BE  GIVEN  NO
LATER THAN TEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00102-01-7