Bill Text: NY A10329 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 10329 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to prohibiting sex offenders from entering or utilizing campgrounds.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-22 - referred to correction [A10329 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A10329-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         10329
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 22, 2012
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       Introduced by M. of A. DUPREY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting level two
         and level three sex offenders from entering or utilizing campgrounds
         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  vv to read as follows:
    3    S 168-VV. PROHIBITION ON UTILIZING OR ENTERING CAMPGROUNDS. ANY PERSON
    4  WHO  IS DESIGNATED A LEVEL TWO OR A LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER PURSUANT TO
    5  SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-L OF THIS ARTICLE  OR
    6  ANY  PERSON  CONVICTED  OF  AN  OFFENSE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHO IS
    7  REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER IN THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH  THE
    8  CONVICTION  OCCURRED  SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING OR UTILIZING ANY
    9  PRIVATE OR MUNICIPALLY-OWNED CAMPGROUND OR ANY CAMPGROUND THAT IS  OPER-
   10  ATED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION OR THE OFFICE OF
   11  PARKS, RECREATION, AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF  THIS
   12  SECTION  CAMPGROUND SHALL MEAN ANY AREA DESIGNED FOR TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY
   13  BY CAMPING IN TENTS, CAMP TRAILERS,  TRAVEL  TRAILERS,  MOTOR  HOMES  OR
   14  SIMILAR FACILITY DESIGNED FOR TEMPORARY SHELTER.
   15    ANY  LEVEL TWO OF LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER, OR ANY PERSON CONVICTED OF
   16  AN OFFENSE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHO IS REQUIRED TO  REGISTER  AS  A
   17  SEX  OFFENDER  IN  THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE CONVICTION OCCURRED WHO
   18  VIOLATES THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR UPON  THE
   19  CONVICTION  FOR  THE FIRST OFFENSE, AND UPON THE CONVICTION FOR A SECOND
   20  OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth 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.
                                                                  LBD15897-01-2