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Assembly Bill A9538

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a publicly accessible online registry for individuals convicted of a second or subsequent domestic violence offense

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2025-A9538 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-f-3, Exec L

2025-A9538 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a publicly accessible online registry for individuals convicted of a second or subsequent domestic violence offense.

2025-A9538 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9538
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend executive law, in relation to  establishing  a  publicly
   accessible  online  registry  for individuals convicted of a second or
   subsequent domestic violence offense
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  executive  law  is  amended  by adding a new section
 837-f-3 to read as follows:
   § 837-F-3. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REGISTRY. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ABUSE" MEANS:
   (I) INFLICTING, OR ATTEMPTING TO INFLICT, PHYSICAL INJURY ON AN  ADULT
 OR MINOR BY OTHER THAN ACCIDENTAL MEANS;
   (II)  PLACING  AN  ADULT  OR MINOR IN FEAR OF, OR IN, PHYSICAL HARM OR
 PHYSICAL RESTRAINT;
   (III) CAUSING MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE  ABUSED
 PARTY OR TO AN ANIMAL BELONGING TO OR IN THE CHARGE OF THE ABUSED PARTY;
   (IV)  STALKING AN ADULT OR MINOR AS DEFINED IN SECTION 120.45, 120.50,
 120.55 OR 120.60 OF THE PENAL LAW; OR
   (V) INTENTIONALLY ENGAGING  IN  BEHAVIOR  THAT  AMOUNTS  TO  FINANCIAL
 ABUSE.
   (B) "ADULT" MEANS ANY PERSON EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR WHO IS
 OTHERWISE EMANCIPATED.
   (C)  "DOMESTIC  ABUSE"  MEANS  COMMITTING  ABUSE  AGAINST A VICTIM, AS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (D) "DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIM" MEANS ANY  PERSON  WHO  FALLS  WITHIN  THE
 FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
   (I) ADULTS OR MINORS WHO ARE CURRENT OR FORMER SPOUSES;
   (II) ADULTS OR MINORS WHO LIVE TOGETHER OR WHO HAVE LIVED TOGETHER;
   (III) ADULTS OR MINORS WHO ARE DATING OR WHO HAVE DATED OR WHO HAVE OR
 HAD  A  SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP. AS USED HEREIN, "DATING" AND "DATED" DO NOT
 INCLUDE FRATERNIZATION BETWEEN TWO INDIVIDUALS IN A BUSINESS  OR  SOCIAL
 CONTEXT;
   (IV) ADULTS OR MINORS RELATED BY BLOOD OR ADOPTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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