S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2468
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 reporting sex offen-
der changes of address to the division of criminal justice services
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, OR A LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION, no later than ten 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] SUCH OFFENDER'S status of enrollment,
attendance, employment or residence at any institution of higher educa-
tion. IF ANY SEX OFFENDER SUBMITS A CHANGE OF ADDRESS, INTERNET ACCOUNTS
WITH INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS BELONGING TO SUCH OFFENDER, INTERNET
IDENTIFIERS THAT SUCH OFFENDER USES, OR SUCH OFFENDER'S STATUS OF
ENROLLMENT, ATTENDANCE, EMPLOYMENT OR RESIDENCE AT ANY INSTITUTION OF
HIGHER EDUCATION TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION, THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL, WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, FORWARD THE
FORM TO THE DIVISION. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF
THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE OFFENDER AND RETAIN A COPY FOR ITS RECORDS. 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] SUCH OFFENDER'S status of enrollment, 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.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.