Senate Bill S5444

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to participation in the address confidentiality program

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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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2019-S5444 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7515
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §108, Exec L

2019-S5444 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to participation in the address confidentiality program; authorizes victims of sexual offenses, human trafficking and stalking to participate.

2019-S5444 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5444 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5444
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- (at request of the Department of State) --
   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 executive law, in relation to participation  in  the
   address confidentiality program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 108 of the executive  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  502  of  the laws of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:
   There is created in the office of the secretary of state a program  to
 be  known as the "address confidentiality program" to protect victims of
 domestic violence, VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING,  VICTIMS  OF  A  SEXUAL
 OFFENSE  AND  VICTIMS  OF  STALKING by authorizing the use of designated
 addresses for such victims and their minor children. The  program  shall
 be administered by the secretary of state.
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 108 of the executive law is amended by
 adding three new paragraphs (i), (j) and (k) to read as follows:
   (I) "VICTIM OF A SEXUAL OFFENSE" MEANS A VICTIM OF ANY ACT  CONSTITUT-
 ING  AN  OFFENSE  AS  DEFINED  UNDER  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY, AND/OR
 SECTIONS 255.25, 255.26, AND 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW, INCLUDING  THREATS
 OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT SUCH OFFENSES.
   (J)  "VICTIM  OF  STALKING"  MEANS A VICTIM OF ANY ACT CONSTITUTING AN
 OFFENSE AS DEFINED UNDER SECTIONS 120.45, 120.50, 120.55 AND  120.60  OF
 THE PENAL LAW.
   (K) "VICTIM OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING" MEANS A VICTIM OF ANY ACT CONSTITUT-
 ING  AN  OFFENSE  AS  DEFINED  UNDER  SECTION 135.35, 135.37, 230.34, OR
 230.34-A OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 3. Clauses (A) and (B) of subparagraph (i) and subparagraph (iv)  of
 paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 2 of section 108 of the executive law, as

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09219-01-9
              

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