S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4265
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to sex offender regis-
tration of change of address and internet accounts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 168-f of the correction law, as
amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
4. Any sex offender shall register with the division no later than
[ten] THREE calendar days after any change of address, internet accounts
with internet access providers belonging to such offender, internet
identifiers that such offender uses, or [his or her] THEIR status of
enrollment, attendance, employment or residence at any institution of
higher education. A fee of ten dollars, as authorized by subdivision
eight of section one hundred sixty-eight-b of this article, shall be
submitted by the sex offender each time such offender registers any
change of address or any change of [his or her] THEIR status of enroll-
ment, attendance, employment or residence at any institution of higher
education. Any failure or omission to submit the required fee shall not
affect the acceptance by the division of the change of address or change
of status. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SHALL SUBMIT ALL CHANGE OF ADDRESS AND
INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDER FORMS TO THE REGISTRY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05566-01-5
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