NY State Senate Bill 2023-S750

Senate Bill S750

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 - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Jan 06, 2023	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

2023-S750 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §168-f, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S3037
2019-2020: S7960
2021-2022: S2222

2023-S750 (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-S750 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S750

SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the correction law, in relation to reporting sex offen-
der changes of address to the division of criminal justice services

 
PURPOSE:

The bill will require that any change of address or other status that is
submitted to a local law enforcement agency is transmitted to the state
division of criminal justice services within five business days.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends section 168-f of the correction law as it
relates to clarifying that a sex offender may submit a change of address
or other status to a law enforcement agency and requires that the law
enforcement agency forward the form to the division of criminal justice
services within five business days.

Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.

 
EXISTING LAW:

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Currently, a registered sex offender is required to notify the division
of criminal justice services (5555) within 10 days of their change of
address. This bill clarifies that the sex offender may submit the change
of address or other status to a local law enforcement agency. It will
also place a statutory time frame for which the law enforcement agency
is required to forward such change of address form to DCJS. This bill
would require that they forward the form within five business days to
ensure that the sex offender registry is accurate and up to date.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 2222 of 21-22: Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction;

S. 7960 of 2020: Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction;

A. 1930 of 2019: Referred to Correction;

S. 3037-A of 2018: Advanced to third reading, Committed to Rules;

S. 3037-A of 2017: Amended on third reading, Committed to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S750 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    750
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- 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 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.

                                                            LBD02795-01-3

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