NY State Senate Bill 2009-S2988

Senate Bill S2988

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that any person who knowingly harbors, houses or employs a defaulting sex offender and who fails to contact law enforcement regarding the offender is guilty

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2010	referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Mar 26, 2009	motion to discharge filed
Mar 09, 2009	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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2009-S2988 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A945
Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Add §168-ii, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3220
2013-2014: S1437
2015-2016: S869
2017-2018: S2595
2019-2020: S3958

2009-S2988 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person who knowingly harbors, houses or employs a sex offender who has failed to register or verify address and employment, and who fails to contact his or her local law enforcement agency regarding such sex offender is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2009-S2988 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2988

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to knowingly harboring
a sex offender who has failed to register or verify

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 adds a new subdivision 168-ii that provides that any person
who knowingly harbors, houses or employs a sex offender required to
register or verify residence or employment pursuant to Section 168 of
the Corrections Law, who has failed to register or verify as required
by law, and fails to notify his or her local law enforcement agency as
to the location of such offender, shall be guilty of an A misdemeanor.

Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect on January first
next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become law.

 PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION :
The recent abduction and murder of Jessica Lunsford in Florida has
again reminded us of the possibility of recidivism for those convicted
of sex offenses, as well as the problem of dealing with those who
protect convicted sex offenders who they know have not registered with
the Division of Criminal Justice Services. Officials in Florida report
that they twice interviewed persons in the house where the accused
murderer was living, yet those persons never divulged that the suspect
was living there. The accused murderer had a 30-year criminal history

and was a convicted sex offender who was required to register, but had
failed to do so.  Officials further indicate that there is a high
possibility that Jessica was still alive at the time these interviews
were done. Had family members notified the police that the accused was
living there, it is possible that she might have been rescued, but
there was no law that would obligate these family members to tell
officials that this convicted offender was living with them.

 EXISTING LAW :
Article 6-C of the Corrections Law provides for registration of
convicted sex offenders.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2006 - S.4936-A/A.9233/A.10099 -- PASSED SENATE/Correction/Correction
2007-08 - S.4636/A.2621 -- PASSED SENATE/Correction

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect all the first of November next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

2009-S2988 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2988

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  RANZENHOFER,  ALESI, DeFRANCISCO, LARKIN, LIBOUS,
  MAZIARZ, PADAVAN, SALAND, SKELOS, VOLKER,  YOUNG  --  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 knowingly harboring a
  sex offender who has failed to register or verify

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 168-
ii to read as follows:
  S 168-II.  FAILURE  TO  NOTIFY;  PENALTY.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  KNOWINGLY
HARBORS,  HOUSES  OR  EMPLOYS  A SEX OFFENDER REQUIRED TO REGISTER OR TO
VERIFY RESIDENCE OR EMPLOYMENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  ARTI-
CLE  WHO HAS FAILED TO REGISTER OR TO VERIFY AS REQUIRED BY LAW, AND WHO
FAILS TO NOTIFY HIS OR HER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OF THE  LOCATION
OF SUCH SEX OFFENDER, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01458-01-9

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