Assembly Bill A6789

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases the in-person appearance requirements for level two sex offenders

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A6789 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2638
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-f, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4994
2015-2016: S4511
2019-2020: A1223, S797
2021-2022: S4313
2023-2024: S2807

2017-A6789 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the in-person appearance requirements for level two sex offenders from every three years to every year.

2017-A6789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6789
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to in-person  appearance
   requirements for level two sex offenders
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (b-2) and (b-3)  of  subdivision  2  of  section
 168-f  of the correction law, as added by section 2 of part O of chapter
 56 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
   (b-2) If the sex offender has been given a level TWO  OR  LEVEL  three
 designation,  he  or  she shall personally appear at the law enforcement
 agency having jurisdiction within twenty days of the  first  anniversary
 of  the  sex  offender's  initial registration and every year thereafter
 during the period of registration for the purpose of providing a current
 photograph of such offender. The law enforcement agency having jurisdic-
 tion shall photograph the sex offender and shall promptly forward a copy
 of such photograph to the division. For purposes of this  paragraph,  if
 such sex offender is confined in a state or local correctional facility,
 the  local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall be the ward-
 en, superintendent, sheriff or other person in charge of  the  state  or
 local correctional facility.
   (b-3)  If  the  sex offender has been given a level one [or level two]
 designation, he or she shall personally appear at  the  law  enforcement
 agency  having  jurisdiction within twenty days of the third anniversary
 of the sex offender's initial registration and every three years  there-
 after  during  the period of registration for the purpose of providing a
 current photograph of such offender. The law enforcement  agency  having
 jurisdiction  shall  photograph  the  sex  offender  and  shall promptly
 forward a copy of such photograph to the division. For purposes of  this
 paragraph,  if such sex offender is confined in a state or local correc-
 tional facility, the local law enforcement  agency  having  jurisdiction
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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