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Senate Bill S2944
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S2944 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§168-b, 168-d, 168-f & 168-l, Cor L; amd §507, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S4860
2013-2014: S3917
2015-S2944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2944 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to identifying registered sex offenders PURPOSE: To require that certain sex offenders have their driver's license reflect their criminal status and to create a statewide motor vehicle registry of sex offenders which would be made available, upon request, to state and local law enforcement agencies. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 168-B of the Correction Law to add a new subdivision which enables the division to aid in the identification of registered sex offenders by making information available to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. Section 2 amends Section 168-D of the Correction Law by adding a new Subdivision to state that upon a conviction as a sex offender, the court shall take possession of his/her driver's license and shall tender to the sex offender a temporary license, directing he/she report to the Department of Motor Vehicles for a replacement license. Upon a sex offender being relieved of the duty to register, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall issue a license without the sex
2015-S2944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2944 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to identifying registered sex offenders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 168-b of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 13. THE DIVISION SHALL, TO AID IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS, MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHI- CLES IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. S 2. Section 168-d of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. UPON A CONVICTION AS A SEX OFFENDER, THE COURT SHALL TAKE POSSESSION OF HIS OR HER DRIVER'S LICENSE AND SHALL TENDER TO THE SEX OFFENDER A TEMPORARY LICENSE, DIRECTING THAT HE OR SHE REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FOR A REPLACEMENT DRIVER'S LICENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW. UPON A SEX OFFENDER BEING RELIEVED OF THE DUTY TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL ISSUE A LICENSE WITHOUT THE SEX OFFENDER CODE PRINTED UPON THE LICENSE AT NO CHARGE. S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 168-f of the correction law, as amended by chapter 364 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 3. The provisions of subdivision two of this section shall be applied to a sex offender required to register under this article except that such sex offender designated as a sexual predator or having been given a level three designation must personally verify his or her address with the [local] law enforcement agency HAVING JURISDICTION every ninety EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07070-01-5
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