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Assembly Bill A3966A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state offenders

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2019-A3966 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2696
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10612
2011-2012: A7290
2013-2014: A4586
2015-2016: A1692
2017-2018: A4033
2021-2022: A8256, S2896
2023-2024: S3268
2025-2026: S5042

2019-A3966 - Summary

Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state offenders.

2019-A3966 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3966
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, COLTON, AUBRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to the definition of a
   sexually violent offender as applied to out-of-state offenders
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the
 correction law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b) a conviction  of  an  offense  in  any  other  jurisdiction  which
 includes  all  of the essential elements of any such felony provided for
 in paragraph (a) of this subdivision [or conviction of a felony  in  any
 other  jurisdiction  for which the offender is required to register as a
 sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07211-01-9

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2019-A3966A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2696
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10612
2011-2012: A7290
2013-2014: A4586
2015-2016: A1692
2017-2018: A4033
2021-2022: A8256, S2896
2023-2024: S3268
2025-2026: S5042

2019-A3966A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state offenders.

2019-A3966A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3966--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, COLTON, AUBRY -- read once and
   referred  to the Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definitions of a
   sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied  to  out-of-state
   offenders
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (d)  of  subdivi-
 sion  2  of  section  168-a  of the correction law, subparagraph (ii) as
 amended by chapter 11 of the laws of  2002  and  subparagraph  (iii)  as
 amended  by  chapter  232  of  the  laws of 2008, are amended to read as
 follows:
   (ii) [a felony in any other jurisdiction for  which  the  offender  is
 required  to register as a sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the
 conviction occurred or, (iii)] any of the provisions of 18 U.S.C.  2251,
 18  U.S.C.  2251A,  18  U.S.C. 2252, 18 U.S.C. 2252A, 18 U.S.C. 2260, 18
 U.S.C. 2422(b), 18 U.S.C. 2423, or 18 U.S.C.  2425,  provided  that  the
 elements of such crime of conviction are substantially the same as those
 which  are  a part of such offense as of the date on which this subpara-
 graph takes effect.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the correction
 law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) a conviction  of  an  offense  in  any  other  jurisdiction  which
 includes  all  of the essential elements of any such felony provided for
 in paragraph (a) of this subdivision [or conviction of a felony  in  any
 other  jurisdiction  for which the offender is required to register as a
 sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred].
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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