Assembly Bill A2944

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that certain sex offenders who are released on parole or sentenced to probation may not enter public, association or free libraries

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S728
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §259-c, Exec L; amd §65.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2145, S3744
2013-2014: S2459
2015-2016: S4514
2017-2018: S6189
2019-2020: S2586
2021-2022: S4571
2023-2024: S3085

2009-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain sex offenders who are released on parole may not enter public, association or free libraries.

2009-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2944

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law and the penal law, in relation to
  preventing certain  sex  offenders  who  are  released  on  parole  or
  sentenced  to  probation  from  entering  public,  association or free
  libraries

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  14 of section 259-c of the executive law, as
amended by chapter 320 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  14.  notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where
a person serving a sentence  for  an  offense  defined  in  article  one
hundred  thirty,  one  hundred thirty-five or two hundred sixty-three of
the penal law or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal  law  and
the  victim of such offense was under the age of eighteen at the time of
such offense or such person has been designated a level three sex offen-
der pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l  of
the  correction  law,  is  released  on parole or conditionally released
pursuant to subdivision one or two of  this  section,  the  board  shall
require,  as  a mandatory condition of such release, that such sentenced
offender shall refrain from knowingly entering into or upon  any  school
grounds,  as  that  term  is  defined in subdivision fourteen of section
220.00 of the penal law, OR ANY PUBLIC LIBRARY, ASSOCIATION  LIBRARY  OR
FREE  LIBRARY,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, or any other facility  or  institution
primarily  used  for  the  care or treatment of persons under the age of
eighteen while one or more of such persons under the age of eighteen are
present, provided however, that when such sentenced offender is a regis-
tered student or participant or an employee of such facility or institu-
tion or entity contracting therewith or has a family member enrolled  in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05378-01-9
              

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