Bill Text: NY A03167 | 2009-2010 | 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 30-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-24 - referred to correction [A03167 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A03167-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3167
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 24, 2011
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       Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY, SPANO, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
         of A. HOOPER, TOWNS -- 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    S  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.
                                                                  LBD02552-01-1
       A. 3167                             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    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   10  it shall have become a law.
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