S5288A-2011 Actions

• Jun 13, 2012: referred to correction
• Jun 13, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 13, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 13, 2012: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1236
• Jun 13, 2012: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Mar 7, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 23, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 5288A
• Jan 23, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: referred to correction
• Jun 14, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 14, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1248
• Jun 13, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• May 3, 2011: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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BILL NUMBER:S5288

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the correction law, in relation to information contained in the
sex offender registry

PURPOSE:
Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services' (DCJS) website
that provides sex offender registry information to be searchable by
the zip code of a registrant's employment.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 168-q of the correction
law as amended by chapter 478 of the laws of 2009 to require the DCJS
website relating to registered sex offenders to require the
subdirectory to be searchable via the internet by the zip code for
both the offender's residence address and their place of employment.

JUSTIFICATION:
While government has taken major actions to inform the public that a
convicted registered sex offender is living in their neighborhood,
there is currently no way for parents, guardians and those who care
for children that a convicted registered sex offender may be working
in their community. This legislation corrects a loopbole in the
current law that will disclose to the public that not only if a
convicted registered sex offender is living in their neighborhood but
if they are also working in their community. This measure will
protect children and adult victims by enhancing parents, guardians
and those who care for children to be aware that a convicted
registered sex offender is in their community.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2010: S.621 - Referred to Crime Victims/A.7808 - Referred to Correction
2009: S.621 - Referred to Crime Victims/A.7808 - Referred to Correction
2008: S.6445 - Passed Senate
2007: S.6445 - Referred to Rules

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
90 days after enactment.

S5288A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 5288--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 May 3, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
 Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
 Correction  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee
 

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to information contained
 in the sex offender registry
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 168-q of the correction law, as
 amended by chapter 532 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:

 1.  The  division shall maintain a subdirectory of level two and three
 sex offenders. The subdirectory shall include the exact address, address
 of the offender's place of employment and photograph of the sex offender
 along with the  following  information,  if  available:  name,  physical
 description,   age  and  distinctive  markings.  Background  information
 including the sex offender's crime of conviction,  modus  of  operation,
 type  of  victim  targeted,  the  name and address of any institution of
 higher education at which the sex  offender  is  enrolled,  attends,  is
 employed  or  resides and a description of special conditions imposed on
 the sex offender shall also be included. The subdirectory shall have sex
 offender listings categorized by county and zip code. Such  subdirectory
 shall  be  made  available at all times on the internet via the division
 homepage.   THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN  THE  SUBDIRECTORY  SHALL  BE
 SEARCHABLE  VIA  THE  INTERNET  BY  THE ZIP CODE FOR BOTH THE OFFENDER'S
 RESIDENCE ADDRESS AND HIS OR HER PLACE OF  EMPLOYMENT.  Any  person  may
 apply to the division to receive automated e-mail notifications whenever
 a  new  or updated subdirectory registration occurs in a geographic area
 specified by such person. The division shall furnish such service at  no
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03663-02-1
 
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 charge  to  such person, who shall request e-mail notification by county
 and/or zip code on forms developed and provided by the division.  E-mail
 notification is limited to three geographic areas per e-mail account.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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