Bill Text: NY A02440 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of a sexual offense to be kept confidential in certain cases.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-15 - enacting clause stricken [A02440 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A02440-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2440
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 15, 2013
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GABRYSZAK, GALEF, JAFFEE, MILLMAN, CAHILL, HOOP-
         ER, ZEBROWSKI --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,  AUBRY,
         BARCLAY,  BRENNAN,  CORWIN,  CRESPO,  CROUCH, DUPREY, GIGLIO, GUNTHER,
         HIKIND, KOLB, MAISEL, WEISENBERG -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Election Law
       AN  ACT  to amend the election law, in relation to authorizing registra-
         tion records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential  in
         certain cases
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 5-508  of  the  election  law  is
    2  amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
    3    (C)  "VICTIM  OF  SEXUAL VIOLENCE" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS A VICTIM OF
    4  ANY OFFENSE UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
    5    S 2. Section 5-508 of the election law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    6  subdivision 3 to read as follows:
    7    3. UPON APPLICATION MADE TO THE SUPREME COURT, IN THE COUNTY WHEREIN A
    8  VICTIM  OF  SEXUAL  VIOLENCE IS REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE
    9  COURT MAY ISSUE AN ORDER REQUIRING THAT ANY REGISTRATION RECORD KEPT  OR
   10  MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ARTICLE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH AN INDI-
   11  VIDUAL  BE  KEPT  SEPARATE AND APART FROM OTHER REGISTRATION RECORDS AND
   12  NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING BY  THE  PUBLIC  OR  ANY
   13  OTHER  PERSON,  EXCEPT  ELECTION  OFFICIALS ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE AND
   14  SCOPE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND ONLY AS PERTINENT  AND  NECESSARY  IN
   15  CONNECTION THEREWITH.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   17  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
   18  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
   19  tation of this act on its effective date is authorized to be made on  or
   20  before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01059-01-3