S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2207
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2011
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       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:
    1    Section 1. Section 837 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
    2  subdivision 4-d to read as follows:
    3    4-D.  IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNIFIED COURT
    4  SYSTEM,  IDENTIFY  ANY  PERSON  WHO  SINCE   JANUARY   FIRST,   NINETEEN
    5  SEVENTY-FIVE  HAS CHANGED HIS OR HER NAME PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE
    6  CIVIL RIGHTS LAW WHILE HE OR SHE  WAS  CONFINED  AS  AN  INMATE  IN  ANY
    7  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STATE DIVISION OF
    8  PAROLE OR A COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT AS A RESULT OF A CONVICTION  FOR
    9  A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW OR
   10  A  FELONY  DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF SUCH LAW OR ANY
   11  OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF SUCH LAW: SECTION 130.25, 130.30, 130.40,
   12  130.45, 135.10, 135.25,  230.05,  230.06,  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION
   13  230.30,  SECTION  230.32, 255.25, 255.26, 255.27, OR ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED
   14  SIXTY-THREE. ONCE SUCH FELONS HAVE BEEN  IDENTIFIED,  THE  DIVISION,  IN
   15  COOPERATION  WITH  THE  STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM,
   16  SHALL PROMPTLY NOTIFY THE VICTIM OF ANY SUCH FELON OF THE  FELON'S  NAME
   17  CHANGE  AT THE MOST CURRENT ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BY SUCH
   18  VICTIM IN THE MOST REASONABLE AND EXPEDIENT POSSIBLE MANNER, OR  IF  THE
   19  VICTIM  CANNOT  BE LOCATED OR IS DECEASED, NOTIFY THE VICTIM'S IMMEDIATE
   20  FAMILY, IF POSSIBLE.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   22  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00697-01-1