Bill Text: NY A09229 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9229 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to maintaining up-to-date photographs of sex offenders subsequent to release.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-01 - signed chap.364 [A09229 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A09229-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9229
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 7, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
         tee on Correction
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the correction law, in relation to maintaining up to
         date photographs of sex offenders subsequent to release
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  3 of section 168-f of the correction law, as
    2  amended by chapter 11 of the  laws  of  2002,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    3.  The provisions of subdivision two of this section shall be applied
    5  to a sex offender required to register under this  article  except  that
    6  such sex offender designated as a sexual predator or having been given a
    7  level  three  designation must personally verify his or her address with
    8  the local law enforcement agency every ninety calendar  days  after  the
    9  date  of  release or commencement of parole or post-release supervision,
   10  or probation, or release on payment of a fine, conditional discharge  or
   11  unconditional discharge.  AT SUCH TIME THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING
   12  JURISDICTION  MAY  TAKE  A  NEW  PHOTOGRAPH  OF  SUCH SEX OFFENDER IF IT
   13  APPEARS THAT THE OFFENDER HAS HAD A CHANGE IN APPEARANCE SINCE THE  MOST
   14  RECENT  PHOTOGRAPH  TAKEN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B-2) OF SUBDIVISION TWO
   15  OF THIS SECTION. IF SUCH PHOTOGRAPH IS TAKEN, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
   16  SHALL PROMPTLY FORWARD A COPY OF SUCH PHOTOGRAPH TO  THE  DIVISION.  The
   17  duty  to  personally  verify  shall  be temporarily suspended during any
   18  period in which the sex offender is  confined  to  any  state  or  local
   19  correctional  facility,  hospital  or  institution and shall immediately
   20  recommence on the date of the sex offender's release.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   22  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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