Assembly Bill A2834

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to law enforcement agencies reporting sex offender changes of address to the division of criminal justice services

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A2834 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S750
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-f, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3915, S3037
2019-2020: A1930, S7960
2021-2022: A2225, S2222

2023-A2834 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires law enforcement agencies to report sex offender changes of address within five business days to the division of criminal justice services.

2023-A2834 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2834
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ZEBROWSKI, OTIS, L. ROSENTHAL, COLTON, WEPRIN,
   BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HEVESI, LUPARDO, McDONOUGH,
   THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to reporting sex  offen-
   der changes of address to the division of criminal justice services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 168-f of the  correction  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  67  of  the  laws  of  2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Any sex offender  shall  register  with  the  division,  OR  A  LAW
 ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION, no later than ten calendar days
 after any change of address,  internet  accounts  with  internet  access
 providers  belonging  to  such  offender, internet identifiers that such
 offender uses, or his or her status of enrollment,  attendance,  employ-
 ment  or  residence  at  any institution of higher education. IF ANY SEX
 OFFENDER SUBMITS A CHANGE OF ADDRESS, INTERNET  ACCOUNTS  WITH  INTERNET
 ACCESS  PROVIDERS  BELONGING TO SUCH OFFENDER, INTERNET IDENTIFIERS THAT
 SUCH OFFENDER USES, OR HIS OR  HER  STATUS  OF  ENROLLMENT,  ATTENDANCE,
 EMPLOYMENT  OR RESIDENCE AT ANY INSTITUTION OR HIGHER EDUCATION TO A LAW
 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY  HAVING  JURISDICTION,  THE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY
 SHALL,  WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, FORWARD THE FORM TO THE DIVISION. THE
 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE
 OFFENDER AND RETAIN A COPY FOR ITS RECORDS. A fee  of  ten  dollars,  as
 authorized  by subdivision eight of section one hundred sixty-eight-b of
 this article, shall be submitted by the  sex  offender  each  time  such
 offender  registers  any  change  of address or any change of his or her
 status of enrollment, attendance, employment or residence at any  insti-
 tution  of  higher  education.  Any  failure  or  omission to submit the
 required fee shall not affect the acceptance  by  the  division  of  the
 change of address or change of status.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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