Assembly Bill A2942

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to sex offender registration of change of address and internet accounts

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A2942 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S980
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-f, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1006
2019-2020: S78
2021-2022: A4623, S6505

2023-A2942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sex offenders to register information no later than three days after any changes; requires local law enforcement to submit all change of address and internet access provider forms to the registry.

2023-A2942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2942
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to sex offender regis-
   tration of change of address and internet accounts
 
   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 no later than
 [ten] THREE 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,  employment or residence at any institution of higher educa-
 tion. 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  institution  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.  LOCAL LAW
 ENFORCEMENT SHALL SUBMIT ALL  CHANGE  OF  ADDRESS  AND  INTERNET  ACCESS
 PROVIDER FORMS TO THE REGISTRY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04007-01-3

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