Assembly Bill A6984A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for purpose of having a photograph taken; repealer

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A6984 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2386
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-b, 168-f, 168-j, 168-l & 168-q, rpld §168-f sub 2 ¶¶(b-2) & (b-3), Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5263
2011-2012: A4906, S2508
2013-2014: A2201, S579
2017-2018: A2950, S2477

2015-A6984 - Summary

Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear annually, within thirty days of the anniversary of their initial registration date, at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the purpose of having a photograph taken; failure to so appear shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such agency shall forward a copy of the photograph to the division of criminal justice services, along with the date the photograph was taken; requires disclosure of the date that a photograph of a sex offender was taken.

2015-A6984 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6984

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS, GUNTHER, COLTON, RAIA, HOOPER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Correction

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to the registration of
  sex offenders; and to repeal paragraphs (b-2) and (b-3) of subdivision
  2 of section 168-f of such law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the
correction law, as amended by section 1 of part O of chapter 56  of  the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (b)  A  photograph,  INCLUDING  THE DATE SUCH PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN, IF
KNOWN, and set of fingerprints. For a sex offender given a  level  three
designation,  the  division  shall,  during  the period of registration,
update such photograph once each year. For a sex offender given a  level
one  or  level two designation, the division shall, during the period of
registration, update such photograph once every three years.  The  divi-
sion  shall notify the sex offender by mail of the duty to appear and be
photographed at the specified law enforcement  agency  having  jurisdic-
tion.  Such  notification  shall  be mailed at least thirty days and not
more than sixty days before the  photograph  is  required  to  be  taken
pursuant to subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-eight-f of this
article.
  S  2.  Paragraphs (b-2) and (b-3) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of
the correction law are REPEALED and a new paragraph (b-2)  is  added  to
read as follows:
  (B-2) NO LATER THAN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER EACH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SEX  OFFENDER'S  INITIAL  REGISTRATION  DATE,  THE  SEX  OFFENDER  SHALL
PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION  FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH OF SUCH OFFENDER. THE DUTY
TO PERSONALLY APPEAR SHALL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DURING ANY PERIOD IN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07619-02-5
              

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2015-A6984A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2386
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§168-b, 168-f, 168-j, 168-l & 168-q, rpld §168-f sub 2 ¶¶(b-2) & (b-3), Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5263
2011-2012: A4906, S2508
2013-2014: A2201, S579
2017-2018: A2950, S2477

2015-A6984A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires registered sex offenders to personally appear annually, within thirty days of the anniversary of their initial registration date, at the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the purpose of having a photograph taken; failure to so appear shall constitute a class A misdemeanor; such agency shall forward a copy of the photograph to the division of criminal justice services, along with the date the photograph was taken; requires disclosure of the date that a photograph of a sex offender was taken.

2015-A6984A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6984--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMOTAS, GUNTHER, COLTON, RAIA, HOOPER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Correction -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to the registration of
  sex offenders; and to repeal paragraphs (b-2) and (b-3) of subdivision
  2 of section 168-f of such law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 1 of section 168-b of the
correction law, as amended by section 1 of part O of chapter 56  of  the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (b)  A  photograph,  INCLUDING  THE DATE SUCH PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN, IF
KNOWN, and set of fingerprints. [For a sex offender given a level  three
designation, the] THE division shall, during the period of registration,
update such photograph once each year FOR EVERY SEX OFFENDER. [For a sex
offender given a level one or level two designation, the division shall,
during  the  period  of  registration, update such photograph once every
three years.] The division shall notify the sex offender by mail of  the
duty  to  appear  and  be  photographed at the specified law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction. Such notification shall be mailed  at  least
thirty  days  and  not  more  than  sixty  days before the photograph is
required to be taken pursuant to subdivision two of section one  hundred
sixty-eight-f of this article.
  S  2.  Paragraphs (b-2) and (b-3) of subdivision 2 of section 168-f of
the correction law are REPEALED and a new paragraph (b-2)  is  added  to
read as follows:
  (B-2) NO LATER THAN THIRTY CALENDAR DAYS AFTER EACH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
SEX  OFFENDER'S  INITIAL  REGISTRATION  DATE,  THE  SEX  OFFENDER  SHALL
PERSONALLY APPEAR AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION  FOR
THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING A CURRENT PHOTOGRAPH OF SUCH OFFENDER. THE DUTY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07619-04-5
              

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