Bill Text: NY A00471 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires landlords to post notices in certain rental premises regarding access to the sex offender registry; provides the language for such notice; and provides such posting requirement shall only apply to multiple dwellings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to correction [A00471 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A00471-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 471 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring the posting of a notice in certain rental premises regarding access to the sex offender registry The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 168- 2 kk to read as follows: 3 § 168-kk. Posting of general notice in multiple dwellings. 1. 4 Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the land- 5 lord of a multiple dwelling shall post in a conspicuous place in each 6 and every entrance way of such multiple dwelling, at least one copy of 7 the notice as provided for in subdivision two of this section. The divi- 8 sion of housing and community renewal shall promulgate any rules and 9 regulations it deems necessary for the further implementation of this 10 section. 11 2. Such notice shall contain the following language: 12 "Notice: The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services 13 maintains and distributes a subdirectory, which includes the locations 14 and photographs of high risk sex offenders. If you have reason to 15 believe a sex offender resides in your building or neighborhood, please 16 contact your local law enforcement agency for further information on how 17 to access and view the subdirectory of high risk sex offenders. You may 18 also access the information at a special toll free telephone number, 19 1-800-262-3257, to verify the registration of a particular individual. 20 It is illegal to use information obtained from the Division of Criminal 21 Justice Services subdirectory or the special toll free telephone number 22 to commit a crime against any person listed or to engage in illegal 23 discrimination or harassment against such person." EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05316-01-9A. 471 2 1 3. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the follow- 2 ing meanings: 3 a. "landlord" shall include owner, agent, manager, superintendent, or 4 any other person whose responsibilities include maintenance of a multi- 5 ple dwelling; and 6 b. "multiple dwelling" means the same as such term is defined in 7 section four of the multiple dwelling law and section four of the multi- 8 ple residence law. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 10 it shall have become a law.