NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4296

Senate Bill S4296

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires website providing sex offender registry information to be searchable by the zip code of a registrant's employment

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction 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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Jan 03, 2024	referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Feb 07, 2023	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

2023-S4296 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §168-q, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S621
2011-2012: S5288
2013-2014: S4165
2015-2016: S3811
2017-2018: S4059
2019-2020: S388
2021-2022: S5412

2023-S4296 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires websites providing sex offender registry information to be searchable by the zip code of a registrant's employment.

2023-S4296 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4296

SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to information contained
in the sex offender registry

 
PURPOSE:

Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services' (DCJS) website that
provides sex offender registry information to be searchable by the zip
code of a registrant's employment.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 168-q of the correction law
as amended by chapter 532 of the laws of 2011.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

While government has taken major actions to inform the public that a
convicted registered sex offender is living in their neighborhood, there
is currently no way for parents, guardians and those who care for chil-
dren to know that a convicted registered sex offender may be working in
their community. This legislation corrects a loop hole in the current
law that will disclose to the public not only if a convicted registered
sex offender is living in their neighborhood but if they are also work-
ing in their community. This measure will protect children and adult
victims by enhancing parents, guardians and those who registered sex
offender care for children to be aware that a convicted is in their
community.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S.5412 - Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

2021: S.5412 - Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

2020: S.388 - Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

2019: S.388 - Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction

2018: S.4059 - Passed Senate/A.6581 - Referred to Correction

2017: S.4059 - Passed Senate/A.6581 - Referred to Correction

2016: S.3811 - Passed Senate

2015: S.3811 - Passed Senate

2012: S.5288 - Passed Senate/Referred to Corrections

2011: S.5288 - Passed Senate/Referred to Corrections

2010: S.621 -Referred to Crime Victims/A.7608- Referred to Correction

2009: S.621 -Referred to Crime Victims/A.7808- Referred to Correction

2008: S.6445 - Passed Senate

2007: S.6445 - Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
90 days after enactment

2023-S4296 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4296
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 correction law, in relation to information contained
   in the sex offender registry
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 168-q of the  correction  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  462  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. The division shall maintain a subdirectory of level two  and  three
 sex offenders. The subdirectory shall include the exact address, address
 of the offender's place of employment and photograph of the sex offender
 along  with  the  following  information,  if  available: name, physical
 description,  age  and  distinctive  markings.  Background   information
 including  all  of  the sex offender's crimes of conviction that require
 him or her to register pursuant to this  article,  modus  of  operation,
 type  of  victim  targeted,  the  name and address of any institution of
 higher education at which the sex  offender  is  enrolled,  attends,  is
 employed  or  resides and a description of special conditions imposed on
 the sex offender shall also be included. The subdirectory shall have sex
 offender listings categorized by county and zip code. Such  subdirectory
 shall  be  made  available at all times on the internet via the division
 homepage.   THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN  THE  SUBDIRECTORY  SHALL  BE
 SEARCHABLE  VIA  THE  INTERNET  BY  THE ZIP CODE FOR BOTH THE OFFENDER'S
 RESIDENCE ADDRESS AND HIS OR HER PLACE OF  EMPLOYMENT.  Any  person  may
 apply to the division to receive automated e-mail notifications whenever
 a  new  or updated subdirectory registration occurs in a geographic area
 specified by such person. The division shall furnish such service at  no
 charge  to  such person, who shall request e-mail notification by county

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08638-01-3
 S. 4296                             2

 
 and/or zip code on forms developed and provided by the division.  E-mail
 notification is limited to three geographic areas per e-mail account.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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