Senate Bill S7533A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


  • 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-S7533 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-b, 168-f & 168-q, Cor L; amd §259-c, Exec L

2017-S7533 - Summary

Relates to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders; limits the percentage of sex offenders so that no village, town, city or county has a disproportionate representation of sex offenders compared to surrounding villages, towns, cities or counties; the board of parole shall provide alternative housing options.

2017-S7533 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7533 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7533
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to protecting communi-
   ties from oversaturation of sex offenders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 168-b of the correction law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.   WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A  RESIDENCE  FOR  A  SEX  OFFENDER  IS
 ACCEPTABLE,  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  CONSIDER  THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS
 ALREADY RESIDING IN THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. IN  ITS  CONSIDERATION,  THE
 DIVISION MUST COMPARE THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS IN THE PROPOSED COMMU-
 NITY TO THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS RESIDING IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES,
 SO  THAT  NO  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  CITY,  OR COUNTY BEARS A DISPROPORTIONATE
 REPRESENTATION OF SEX OFFENDERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING RISK OF  RE-OFFENS-
 ES.  IF  THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF
 SEX OFFENDERS COMPARED TO SURROUNDING VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR  COUN-
 TIES,  THE  DIVISION  MAY  DENY THE SEX OFFENDER'S PROPOSED RESIDENCY ON
 THIS BASIS. ANY SEX OFFENDER SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION AT  LEAST  THIRTY
 DAYS  PRIOR  TO  A  CHANGE  IN  RESIDENCY AND INFORM THE DIVISION OF THE
 ADDRESS WHERE THE SEX OFFENDER INTENDS TO RESIDE. IN THE  EVENT  THAT  A
 SEX OFFENDER IS DENIED RESIDENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DIVI-
 SION  SHALL  PROVIDE  A  LIST  OF  POSSIBLE  ALTERNATIVES IN SURROUNDING
 VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR COUNTIES, DEPENDING ON THE DIVISION'S  BASIS
 FOR DENIAL, IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY, WHICH SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 SECTION.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CITY
 WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the correction
 law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a)  The  sex  offender's  name, all aliases used, date of birth, sex,
 race, height, weight, eye color, driver's license number,  home  address
 and/or  expected  place  of domicile, ANY REQUESTED PLACES OF RESIDENCE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-b, 168-f & 168-q, Cor L; amd §259-c, Exec L

2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders; limits the percentage of sex offenders so that no village, town, city or county has a disproportionate representation of sex offenders compared to surrounding villages, towns, cities or counties; the board of parole shall provide alternative housing options.

2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7533A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7533--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law and the executive law, in relation to
   protecting communities from oversaturation of sex offenders

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 168-b of the correction law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.    WHEN  DETERMINING  WHETHER  A  RESIDENCE  FOR A SEX OFFENDER IS
 ACCEPTABLE, THE DIVISION SHALL CONSIDER  THE  NUMBER  OF  SEX  OFFENDERS
 ALREADY  RESIDING  IN  THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY. IN ITS CONSIDERATION, THE
 DIVISION MUST COMPARE THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS IN THE PROPOSED COMMU-
 NITY TO THE NUMBER OF SEX OFFENDERS RESIDING IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES,
 SO THAT NO VILLAGE, TOWN,  CITY,  OR  COUNTY  BEARS  A  DISPROPORTIONATE
 REPRESENTATION  OF SEX OFFENDERS AND THE ACCOMPANYING RISK OF RE-OFFENS-
 ES. IF THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE  REPRESENTATION  OF
 SEX  OFFENDERS COMPARED TO SURROUNDING VILLAGES, TOWNS, CITIES, OR COUN-
 TIES, THE DIVISION MAY DENY THE SEX  OFFENDER'S  PROPOSED  RESIDENCY  ON
 THIS  BASIS.  ANY SEX OFFENDER SHALL NOTIFY THE DIVISION AT LEAST THIRTY
 DAYS PRIOR TO A CHANGE IN RESIDENCY  AND  INFORM  THE  DIVISION  OF  THE
 ADDRESS  WHERE  THE  SEX OFFENDER INTENDS TO RESIDE. IN THE EVENT THAT A
 SEX OFFENDER IS DENIED RESIDENCY PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, THE DIVI-
 SION SHALL REFER SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE STATE  BOARD  OF  PAROLE,  WHICH
 WILL  PROVIDE  A  LIST OF POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES IN SURROUNDING VILLAGES,
 TOWNS, CITIES, OR  COUNTIES,  DEPENDING  ON  THE  DIVISION'S  BASIS  FOR
 DENIAL,  IN  CLOSEST  PROXIMITY,  WHICH SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 SECTION.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CITY
 WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the correction
 law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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