Bill Text: NY A04335 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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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 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to correction [A04335 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04335-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4335
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. PERRY, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         HOOPER -- 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.
                                                                  LBD00040-01-3
       A. 4335                             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.