Senate Bill S2836

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to restrictions on a sex offender's custody of a child

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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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2019-S2836 - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240, Dom Rel L; amd §201, Cor L

2019-S2836 - Summary

Relates to restrictions on a sex offender's custody of or visitation with a child.

2019-S2836 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2836 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2836
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the  correction  law,  in
   relation to enacting "Marie's law"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Marie's law".
   § 2. Paragraph (b) and the  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph  (c)  of
 subdivision 1-c of section 240 of the domestic relations law, as amended
 by chapter 371 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   (b)  (I)  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this chapter to the
 contrary, [there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the
 best interests of the child to be placed in the custody of or  to  visit
 with  a person] NO PERSON SHALL BE GRANTED PHYSICAL OR LEGAL CUSTODY OF,
 OR UNSUPERVISED VISITATION WITH, A CHILD IF THE PERSON IS REQUIRED TO BE
 REGISTERED AS A SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION
 LAW OR who has been convicted of one or more  of  the  following  sexual
 offenses  in  this state or convicted of one or more offenses in another
 jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would constitute one  or
 more  of  the following offenses, when a child who is the subject of the
 proceeding was conceived as a result: (A) rape in the  first  or  second
 degree;  (B)  course  of  sexual  conduct  against  a child in the first
 degree; (C) predatory sexual assault; or (D)  predatory  sexual  assault
 against  a  child. THE COURT MAY GRANT SUCH PHYSICAL OR LEGAL CUSTODY OR
 UNSUPERVISED VISITATION WITH THE CHILD IF IT  FINDS  THAT  THERE  IS  NO
 SIGNIFICANT  RISK  TO  THE CHILD AND STATES ITS REASONS IN WRITING OR ON
 THE RECORD. THE CHILD MAY NOT BE PLACED IN A HOME IN WHICH  THAT  PERSON
 RESIDES, NOR PERMITTED TO HAVE UNSUPERVISED VISITATION WITH THAT PERSON,
 UNLESS  THE  COURT  STATES THE REASONS FOR ITS FINDINGS IN WRITING OR ON
 THE RECORD.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08328-02-9
              

2019-S2836A - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240, Dom Rel L; amd §201, Cor L

2019-S2836A - Summary

Relates to restrictions on a sex offender's custody of or visitation with a child.

2019-S2836A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2836A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2836--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the  correction  law,  in
   relation to enacting "Marie's Law"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title.  This act shall be known and may be  cited  as
 "Marie's Law".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.  The legislature hereby finds and declares
 that under current law, even though the state has  recognized  that  the
 best interest of the child is the determining factor in awarding custody
 of  a  child, there currently exists a loophole whereby former perpetra-
 tors of abuse who are related to and may come into contact with a regis-
 tered sex offender may often gain access to a  subject  of  his  or  her
 abuse.
   By the enactment of the provisions of this act, it is the sense of the
 legislature, that additional steps and guidelines are necessary to limit
 contact  and restrict custody when a person related to such sex offender
 has regular contact with and may have access to a child. Nothing can  be
 deemed more of a  state concern than the safety and welfare of our chil-
 dren,  and  in recognition of that responsibility, we take steps to help
 minimize contact between vulnerable children  and  persons  who  pose  a
 significant risk to their safety.
   §  3.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1-c of section 240 of the domestic
 relations law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 2013, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b) (I) Notwithstanding any other provision of  this  chapter  to  the
 contrary, [there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the
 best  interests  of the child to be placed in the custody of or to visit

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

2019-S2836B - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240, Dom Rel L; amd §201, Cor L

2019-S2836B - Summary

Relates to restrictions on a sex offender's custody of or visitation with a child.

2019-S2836B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2836B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2836--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  domestic  relations  law,  in  relation  to sex
   offender's custody of a child
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1-c of section 240 of the
 domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws  of  2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contra-
 ry,  there  shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best
 interests of the child to:
   (A) be placed in the custody of or to visit with a person who has been
 convicted of one or more of the following sexual offenses in this  state
 or  convicted  of one or more offenses in another jurisdiction which, if
 committed in this state, would constitute one or more of  the  following
 offenses,  when  a  child  who  is  the  subject  of  the proceeding was
 conceived as a result:
   [(A)] (1) rape in the first or second degree;
   [(B)] (2) course of sexual  conduct  against  a  child  in  the  first
 degree;
   [(C)] (3) predatory sexual assault; or
   [(D)] (4) predatory sexual assault against a child; OR
   (B)  BE  PLACED  IN  THE CUSTODY OF OR HAVE UNSUPERVISED VISITS WITH A
 PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY SEX  OFFENSE,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  70.80  OF  THE PENAL LAW, OR CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE IN ANOTHER
 JURISDICTION WHICH, IF COMMITTED IN THIS STATE, WOULD CONSTITUTE SUCH  A
 FELONY  SEX  OFFENSE, WHERE THE VICTIM OF SUCH OFFENSE WAS THE CHILD WHO
 IS THE SUBJECT OF THE PROCEEDING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
              

2019-S2836C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240, Dom Rel L; amd §201, Cor L

2019-S2836C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to restrictions on a sex offender's custody of or visitation with a child.

2019-S2836C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2836C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2836--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and  Families  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the family court act, in
   relation to sex offender's custody of a child
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1-c of section 240 of the
 domestic relations law, as amended by chapter 371 of the laws  of  2013,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contra-
 ry,  there  shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best
 interests of the child to:
   (A) be placed in the custody of or to visit with a person who has been
 convicted of one or more of the following sexual offenses in this  state
 or  convicted  of one or more offenses in another jurisdiction which, if
 committed in this state, would constitute one or more of  the  following
 offenses,  when  a  child  who  is  the  subject  of  the proceeding was
 conceived as a result:
   [(A)] (1) rape in the first or second degree;
   [(B)] (2) course of sexual  conduct  against  a  child  in  the  first
 degree;
   [(C)] (3) predatory sexual assault; or
   [(D)] (4) predatory sexual assault against a child; OR
   (B)  BE  PLACED  IN  THE CUSTODY OF OR HAVE UNSUPERVISED VISITS WITH A
 PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY SEX  OFFENSE,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  70.80  OF  THE PENAL LAW, OR CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE IN ANOTHER

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

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