Bill Text: NY A07733 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to restrictions on sex offender residency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to correction [A07733 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A07733-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7733
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 26, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. WOZNIAK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to restrictions  on  sex
         offender residency
         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  cc to read as follows:
    3    S 168-CC. RESTRICTIONS ON SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCY.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
    4  OTHER  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR
    5  ANY SEX OFFENDER REGISTERED UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO ESTABLISH A  RESIDENCE
    6  OR  DOMICILE  WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE OF SUCH RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE LIES
    7  WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE OF SCHOOL GROUNDS AND FIVE
    8  HUNDRED FEET OF A PARK, DAY CARE CENTER, PLAYGROUND, AMUSEMENT  PARK  OR
    9  YOUTH CENTER.
   10    S  2. Section 168-a of the correction law is amended by adding six new
   11  subdivisions 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 to read as follows:
   12    19. "AMUSEMENT PARK" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME  MEANING  AS  SET  FORTH  IN
   13  SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-C OF THE LABOR LAW.
   14    20.  "CHILD  DAY CARE CENTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH
   15  IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  NINETY  OF
   16  THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   17    21.  "PARK"  MEANS  ANY  PARK,  PRESERVE, ATHLETIC FIELD, GOLF COURSE,
   18  SWIMMING POOL OR BEACH OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY OR THE STATE.
   19    22. "PLAYGROUND" MEANS AN IMPROVED AREA DESIGNED,  EQUIPPED,  AND  SET
   20  ASIDE FOR PLAY OF SIX OR MORE CHILDREN.
   21    23. "SCHOOL GROUNDS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN PARA-
   22  GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF SECTION 220.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   23    24. "YOUTH CENTER" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SECTION
   24  FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   25    S  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
   26  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10382-01-5