Bill Text: NY A00185 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the division of criminal justice services to publish a brochure describing the resources available to the general public for gathering criminal background information.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-17 - REFERRED TO CODES [A00185 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          185
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
         of  criminal  justice  services  to  publish a brochure describing the
         resources available to the general public for gathering criminal back-
         ground information on an individual
         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 19 to read as follows:
    3    19.  PUBLISH, IN WRITING AND ON ITS WEBSITE, A BROCHURE DESCRIBING THE
    4  RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THE PURPOSE  OF  GATHERING
    5  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND  INFORMATION  ON  AN INDIVIDUAL. THE BROCHURE SHALL
    6  OUTLINE THE AVAILABLE DATABASES AS  WELL  AS  PROVIDE  INSTRUCTIONS  FOR
    7  THEIR USE AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASSISTANCE IN USING THE DATABASES.
    8  SUCH BROCHURE SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
    9  AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION PAROLEE AND INMATE LOOKUP, THE SUBDIRECTORY OF
   10  SEX  OFFENDERS  MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-Q
   11  OF THE CORRECTION LAW, THE SPECIAL TELEPHONE NUMBER MAINTAINED  PURSUANT
   12  TO  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-P OF THE CORRECTION LAW, THE OFFICE
   13  OF COURT ADMINISTRATION CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEARCH,  THE  DEPARTMENT
   14  OF  JUSTICE  NATIONAL  SEX  OFFENDER PUBLIC WEBSITE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER
   15  AVAILABLE DATABASES. THE DIVISION SHALL DISTRIBUTE AT NO COST A COPY  OF
   16  THE BROCHURE CREATED BY THIS SECTION TO ALL YOUTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS
   17  THAT  HAVE  REGISTERED  WITH  THE  DIVISION PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO-A OF
   18  SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-P OF THE CORRECTION LAW AS WELL AS  MAKE
   19  THE PUBLICATION AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE.
   20    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   21  have become a law; provided, however,  that  effective  immediately  the
   22  division  of  criminal  justice services may and hereby is authorized to
   23  promulgate any rules and regulations consistent with this act as may  be
   24  necessary to assure the effective implementation of this act.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03557-01-3