Directs the division of criminal justice services, in cooperation with the state administrator of the unified court system, to notify the victim of certain felons of the felon's name change at the most current address or telephone number provided by such victim in the most reasonable and expedient possible manner, or if the victim cannot be located or is deceased, notify the victim's immediate family, if possible.

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A2207-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Jan 14, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A2207-2011 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2207

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                              January 14, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
    Committee on Governmental Operations

  AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  notification  of
    victims of certain felons of name changes by such felons

    THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
  subdivision 4-d to read as follows:

    4-D.  IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNIFIED COURT
  SYSTEM,  IDENTIFY  ANY  PERSON  WHO  SINCE   JANUARY   FIRST,   NINETEEN
  SEVENTY-FIVE  HAS CHANGED HIS OR HER NAME PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE
  CIVIL RIGHTS LAW WHILE HE OR SHE  WAS  CONFINED  AS  AN  INMATE  IN  ANY
  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE DIVISION OF
  PAROLE OR A COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AS A RESULT OF A CONVICTION  FOR
  A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW OR
  A  FELONY  DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF SUCH LAW OR ANY
  OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF SUCH LAW: SECTION 130.25, 130.30, 130.40,
  130.45, 135.10, 135.25,  230.05,  230.06,  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
  230.30,  SECTION  230.32, 255.25, 255.26, 255.27, OR ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED
  SIXTY-THREE. ONCE SUCH FELONS HAVE BEEN  IDENTIFIED,  THE  DIVISION,  IN
  COOPERATION  WITH  THE  STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM,
  SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE VICTIM OF ANY SUCH FELON OF THE  FELON'S  NAME
  CHANGE  AT THE MOST CURRENT ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BY SUCH
  VICTIM IN THE MOST REASONABLE AND EXPEDIENT POSSIBLE MANNER, OR  IF  THE
  VICTIM  CANNOT  BE LOCATED OR IS DECEASED, NOTIFY THE VICTIM'S IMMEDIATE
  FAMILY, IF POSSIBLE.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
  have become a law.


   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00697-01-1