S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4333
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  M. MILLER  --  read once and referred to the
         Committee on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in  relation  to  providing  certain
         information  regarding level one sex offenders to the offices of local
         village, town, city, county or state law enforcement agencies
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 168-q of the correction law is
    2  renumbered subdivision 3 and a new subdivision 2 is  added  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    2.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL MAINTAIN A SEPARATE SUBDIRECTORY OF LEVEL ONE
    5  SEX OFFENDERS. THE SUBDIRECTORY SHALL INCLUDE THE EXACT ADDRESS, ADDRESS
    6  OF THE OFFENDER'S PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SEX OFFENDER
    7  ALONG WITH THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION,  IF  AVAILABLE:  NAME,  PHYSICAL
    8  DESCRIPTION,   AGE  AND  DISTINCTIVE  MARKINGS.  BACKGROUND  INFORMATION
    9  INCLUDING THE SEX OFFENDER'S CRIME OF CONVICTION,  MODUS  OF  OPERATION,
   10  TYPE  OF  VICTIM  TARGETED,  THE  NAME AND ADDRESS OF ANY INSTITUTION OF
   11  HIGHER EDUCATION AT WHICH THE SEX  OFFENDER  IS  ENROLLED,  ATTENDS,  IS
   12  EMPLOYED  OR  RESIDES AND A DESCRIPTION OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON
   13  THE SEX OFFENDER SHALL ALSO BE INCLUDED. THE SUBDIRECTORY SHALL HAVE SEX
   14  OFFENDER LISTINGS CATEGORIZED BY COUNTY AND ZIP  CODE.  A  COPY  OF  THE
   15  SUBDIRECTORY  SHALL  ANNUALLY  BE  DISTRIBUTED  TO  THE OFFICES OF LOCAL
   16  VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, COUNTY OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  FOR  ANY
   17  LAW  ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE AND SHALL NOT BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
   18  THE DIVISION SHALL DISTRIBUTE MONTHLY UPDATES TO THE  OFFICES  OF  LOCAL
   19  VILLAGE,  TOWN,  CITY,  COUNTY  OR  STATE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FOR
   20  PURPOSES OF PUBLIC ACCESS. SUCH DEPARTMENTS SHALL REQUIRE THAT A  PERSON
   21  IN WRITING PROVIDE THEIR NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO VIEWING THE SUBDIREC-
   22  TORY. THE SUBDIRECTORY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE UPDATED
   23  MONTHLY  TO MAINTAIN ITS EFFICIENCY AND USEFULNESS AND SHALL BE COMPUTER
   24  ACCESSIBLE. SUCH SUBDIRECTORY  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  ONLY  TO  THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD02029-01-1
       A. 4333                             2
    1  OFFICES  OF  LOCAL  VILLAGE, TOWN, CITY, COUNTY OR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
    2  AGENCIES AT ALL TIMES ON THE INTERNET VIA THE DIVISION HOMEPAGE.
    3    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    4  it shall have become a law.