Bill Text: NY S01250 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1250 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides certain information regarding level one sex offenders to the offices of local village, town, city, county or state law enforcement agencies through a subdirectory made available on the internet via the division homepage.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION [S01250 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01250-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1250
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 6, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
         Correction
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the correction law, in relation to providing certain
         information regarding level one sex offenders to the offices of  local
         village, town, city, county or state law enforcement agencies
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 168-q of  the  correction  law  is
    2  renumbered  subdivision  3  and  a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
    3  follows:
    4    2. THE DIVISION SHALL MAINTAIN A SEPARATE SUBDIRECTORY  OF  LEVEL  ONE
    5  SEX OFFENDERS. THE SUBDIRECTORY SHALL INCLUDE THE EXACT ADDRESS, ADDRESS
    6  OF THE OFFENDER'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SEX OFFENDER
    7  ALONG  WITH  THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION,  IF  AVAILABLE: NAME, PHYSICAL
    8  DESCRIPTION,  AGE  AND  DISTINCTIVE  MARKINGS.  BACKGROUND   INFORMATION
    9  INCLUDING  THE  SEX  OFFENDER'S CRIME OF CONVICTION, MODUS OF OPERATION,
   10  TYPE OF VICTIM TARGETED, THE NAME AND  ADDRESS  OF  ANY  INSTITUTION  OF
   11  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AT  WHICH  THE  SEX OFFENDER IS ENROLLED, ATTENDS, IS
   12  EMPLOYED OR RESIDES AND A DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS  IMPOSED  ON
   13  THE SEX OFFENDER SHALL ALSO BE INCLUDED. THE SUBDIRECTORY SHALL HAVE SEX
   14  OFFENDER  LISTINGS  CATEGORIZED  BY  COUNTY  AND ZIP CODE. A COPY OF THE
   15  SUBDIRECTORY SHALL ANNUALLY BE  DISTRIBUTED  TO  THE  OFFICES  OF  LOCAL
   16  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  CITY,  COUNTY OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR ANY
   17  LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE AND SHALL NOT BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE  PUBLIC.
   18  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  DISTRIBUTE MONTHLY UPDATES TO THE OFFICES OF LOCAL
   19  VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY,  COUNTY  OR  STATE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  FOR
   20  PURPOSES  OF PUBLIC ACCESS. SUCH DEPARTMENTS SHALL REQUIRE THAT A PERSON
   21  IN WRITING PROVIDE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO VIEWING THE SUBDIREC-
   22  TORY. THE SUBDIRECTORY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE UPDATED
   23  MONTHLY TO MAINTAIN ITS EFFICIENCY AND USEFULNESS AND SHALL BE  COMPUTER
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02029-01-1
       S. 1250                             2
    1  ACCESSIBLE.  SUCH  SUBDIRECTORY  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  ONLY TO THE
    2  OFFICES OF LOCAL VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, COUNTY OR  STATE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
    3  AGENCIES AT ALL TIMES ON THE INTERNET VIA THE DIVISION HOMEPAGE.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    5  it shall have become a law.