Bill Text: NY A05977 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to sex offender registration and residency restrictions; sets limitations on the distance sex offenders may be required to live apart from certain areas.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-4)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-29 - enacting clause stricken [A05977 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A05977-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5977 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LiPETRI, RA, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, GIGLIO, MANKTE- LOW, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, RAYNOR, REILLY, SCHMITT, PALUMBO, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to sex offender regis- tration and residency restrictions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 168-h of the correction law, as amended by chapter 2 11 of the laws of 2002, and subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended by chapter 1 3 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 4 § 168-h. Duration of registration and verification. 1. The duration of 5 registration and verification for a sex offender who has not been desig- 6 nated a sexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a predicate 7 sex offender, and who is classified as a level one risk, or who has not 8 yet received a risk level classification, shall be annually for a period 9 of twenty years from the initial date of registration. 10 2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sex offender who is classified as 11 a level one risk and has been designated as a sexual predator, sexually 12 violent offender, or predicate sex offender or has been convicted of or 13 has been convicted for an attempt to commit: 14 (i) any of the provisions of section 120.70, 130.35, 130.50, 130.53, 15 130.65, 130.65-a, 130.66, 130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80, 130.90, 16 130.91, 130.95, 130.96, 135.05, 135.10, 135.20, 135.25, 230.06, 230.32, 17 250.50, 255.27, 263.10, 263.15 or 263.30 of the penal law; 18 (ii) any of the provisions of section 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 19 2422, 2423 or 2425 of title 18 of the United States code; or 20 (iii) has been convicted of any offense in any other jurisdiction 21 which includes all of the essential elements of any of the foregoing 22 crimes in this subdivision, shall register annually for life. 23 3. A sex offender who is classified as a level one risk and has been 24 convicted of or has been convicted for an attempt to commit any of the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09122-01-9A. 5977 2 1 provisions of section 130.20, 130.25, 130.30, 130.40, 130.45, 130.52, 2 130.55 or 130.60 of the penal law, or has been convicted of any offense 3 in any other jurisdiction which includes all of the essential elements 4 of any of the foregoing crimes in this subdivision, shall register annu- 5 ally for life unless at the time of the act, the defendant was less than 6 twenty-one years old, in which case registration shall be annually for a 7 period of twenty years from the initial date of registration unless the 8 sex offender has been designated a sexual predator, sexually violent 9 offender or predicate sex offender and is required to register for life. 10 4. The duration of registration and verification for a sex offender 11 who, on or after March eleventh, two thousand two, is designated a sexu- 12 al predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a predicate sex offen- 13 der, or who is classified as a level two or level three risk, shall be 14 annually for life. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sex offender who is 15 classified as a level one or level two risk and who is not designated a 16 sexual predator, a sexually violent offender or a predicate sex offen- 17 der, may be relieved of the duty to register and verify after a minimum 18 period of thirty years of registration as provided by subdivision one of 19 section one hundred sixty-eight-o of this article. 20 [3.] 5. Any sex offender having been designated a level three risk or 21 a sexual predator shall also personally verify his or her address every 22 ninety calendar days with the local law enforcement agency having juris- 23 diction where the offender resides. 24 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 168-n of the correction law, as amended 25 by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: 26 1. A determination that an offender is a sexual predator, sexually 27 violent offender, or predicate sex offender as defined in subdivision 28 seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article shall be made 29 prior to the discharge, parole, release to post-release supervision or 30 release of such offender by the sentencing court applying the guidelines 31 established in subdivision five of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of 32 this article after receiving a recommendation from the board pursuant to 33 section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this article. The court shall 34 assign a sexual predator designation to a sex offender determined to be 35 a sexual predator as defined in subdivision seven of section one hundred 36 sixty-eight-a of this article. The court shall assign a sexually violent 37 offender designation to an offender convicted of a sexually violent 38 offense as defined in subdivision three of section one hundred sixty- 39 eight-a of this article. The court shall assign a predicate sex offender 40 designation to a sex offender who is a predicate sex offender pursuant 41 to subdivision seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this arti- 42 cle. 43 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 168-o of the correction law, as amended 44 by chapter 1 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: 45 1. Any sex offender who is classified as a level one or level two 46 risk, and who has not been designated a sexual predator, or a sexually 47 violent offender, or a predicate sex offender, who is required to regis- 48 ter or verify pursuant to this article and who has been registered for a 49 minimum period of thirty years may be relieved of any further duty to 50 register upon the granting of a petition for relief by the sentencing 51 court or by the court which made the determination regarding duration of 52 registration and level of notification. The sex offender shall bear the 53 burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that his or her risk 54 of repeat offense and threat to public safety is such that registration 55 or verification is no longer necessary. Such petition, if granted, shall 56 not relieve the petitioner of the duty to register pursuant to thisA. 5977 3 1 article upon conviction of any offense requiring registration in the 2 future. Such a petition shall not be considered more than once every two 3 years. In the event that the sex offender's petition for relief is 4 granted, the district attorney may appeal as of right from the order 5 pursuant to the provisions of articles fifty-five, fifty-six and fifty- 6 seven of the civil practice law and rules. Where counsel has been 7 assigned to represent the sex offender upon the ground that the sex 8 offender is financially unable to retain counsel, that assignment shall 9 be continued throughout the pendency of the appeal, and the person may 10 appeal as a poor person pursuant to article eighteen-B of the county 11 law. 12 § 4. Section 168-w of the correction law, as renumbered by chapter 604 13 of the laws of 2005, is renumbered section 168-x and a new section 168-w 14 is added to read as follows: 15 § 168-w. Child and victim safety zones. Local or state law enforcement 16 agencies, or their designees may monitor and verify registration compli- 17 ance and counties, may enact by local law or resolution requirements 18 for: 1. sex offenders to provide information to law enforcement or their 19 designee to verify home and employment address which have been regis- 20 tered pursuant to the provisions of this article; 2. sex offenders 21 registered as homeless to provide a description of their location every 22 twenty-four hours to law enforcement or its designee in that jurisdic- 23 tion; and/or 3. sex offender residency restrictions for sex offenders 24 required to register pursuant to this article who are classified as a 25 level three risk and/or, who committed an offense against a minor and/or 26 who have been assigned a designation pursuant to this article, provided 27 that such restrictions: 28 (a) do not require a sex offender to live beyond one thousand feet 29 from public, private and charter schools for all level three regis- 30 trants, for registrants who committed an offense against a minor, and 31 for registrants who have been assigned a designation pursuant to this 32 article; 33 (b) do not require a sex offender to live beyond a quarter mile from 34 the workplace and residence of any registrant's victim or victims; and 35 (c) do not require a sex offender who caused the death of his or her 36 victim to live beyond a quarter mile from the prior residence of the 37 deceased victim, if the spouse, child, step child, sibling, parent, 38 grandparent or grandchild of the victim continues to reside at that 39 residence. 40 § 5. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi- 41 sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of 42 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, 43 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in 44 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section 45 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg- 46 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of 47 the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such 48 invalid provisions had not been included herein. 49 § 6. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 50 have become a law and shall apply to all sex offenders registered or 51 required to register immediately prior to the effective date of this 52 act, or who are required to register on or after such date.
