Restricts level three sex offenders from residing within one quarter mile of any school or licensed day care facility; makes a violation of this provision a class E felony.
Sponsor: Galef (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Burling, Calhoun, Ceretto, Crouch, Gunther, Hawley, Hooper, Lupardo, Magee, Markey, Miller J, Murray, Raia, Ramos, Rivera P, Robinson, Saladino, Schimel, Schimminger, Simotas, Sweeney, Weisenberg, Wright / Co-sponsor(s): Cymbrowitz, Ortiz, Schroeder, Morelle, Zebrowski, Gibson, Roberts, Linares
Law Section: Correction Law / Law: Add S168-w, Cor L
Sponsor: Galef (MS) / Multi-sponsor(s): Burling, Calhoun, Ceretto, Crouch, Gunther, Hawley, Hooper, Lupardo, Magee, Markey, Miller J, Murray, Raia, Ramos, Rivera P, Robinson, Saladino, Schimel, Schimminger, Simotas, Sweeney, Weisenberg, Wright / Co-sponsor(s): Cymbrowitz, Ortiz, Schroeder, Morelle, Zebrowski, Gibson, Roberts, Linares
Law Section: Correction Law / Law: Add S168-w, Cor L
A1954-2011 Actions
- Jan 4, 2012: referred to correction
- Jan 12, 2011: referred to correction
A1954-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
1954 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N ASSEMBLY January 12, 2011
Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, CYMBROWITZ, ORTIZ, SCHROEDER, MORELLE - Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GUNTHER, HOOPER, LUPARDO, MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER, RAMOS, ROBINSON, SCHIMMINGER, TOWNS, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT - read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to restricting where level three sex offenders may reside
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap ter 604 of the laws of 2005, is relettered section 168-x and a new section 168-w is added to read as follows:
S 168-W. LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDERS RESIDENCE LIMITATION; PENALTY. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER TO RESIDE WITHIN ONE QUARTER MILE OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH, OR NURSERY SCHOOL; OR LICENSED DAY CARE FACILITY. 2. NO SHELTER OR HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SHALL PERMIT OR CAUSE THE PLACEMENT OF ANY LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER IF SUCH SHELTER OR HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IS WITHIN ONE QUARTER MILE OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, HIGH, OR NURSERY SCHOOL; OR LICENSED DAY CARE FACIL ITY. 3. THE RESIDENCE PROHIBITION ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AS LONG AS THE OFFENDER IS CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER. 4. A SEX OFFENDER WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04175-01-1
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