Assembly Bill A8256

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state 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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2021-A8256 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2896
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10612
2011-2012: A7290
2013-2014: A4586
2015-2016: A1692
2017-2018: A4033
2019-2020: A3966, S2696
2023-2024: S3268

2021-A8256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state offenders.

2021-A8256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8256
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, COLTON, AUBRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definitions of a
   sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied  to  out-of-state
   offenders

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (d)  of  subdivi-
 sion  2  of  section  168-a  of the correction law, subparagraph (ii) as
 amended by chapter 11 of the laws of  2002  and  subparagraph  (iii)  as
 amended  by  chapter  232  of  the  laws of 2008, are amended to read as
 follows:
   (ii) [a felony in any other jurisdiction for  which  the  offender  is
 required  to register as a sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the
 conviction occurred or, (iii)] any of the provisions of 18 U.S.C.  2251,
 18  U.S.C.  2251A,  18  U.S.C. 2252, 18 U.S.C. 2252A, 18 U.S.C. 2260, 18
 U.S.C. 2422(b), 18 U.S.C. 2423, or 18 U.S.C.  2425,  provided  that  the
 elements of such crime of conviction are substantially the same as those
 which  are  a part of such offense as of the date on which this subpara-
 graph takes effect.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the correction
 law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) a conviction  of  an  offense  in  any  other  jurisdiction  which
 includes  all  of the essential elements of any such felony provided for
 in paragraph (a) of this subdivision [or conviction of a felony  in  any
 other  jurisdiction  for which the offender is required to register as a
 sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred].
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04346-01-1

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