Bill Text: NY A07687 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Restricts level two and three sex offenders from residing within one-half mile of the residence of a victim of their abuse; makes a violation of this provision a class E felony.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to correction [A07687 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A07687-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7687
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     May 13, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SALADINO,  P. RIVERA, N. RIVERA, RA, CURRAN,
         BARCLAY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BURLING,  CERETTO,  FINCH,
         GRAF,  McDONOUGH, M. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction  law,  in  relation  to  restricting  sex
         offenders from residing near the residence of their victim
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap-
    2  ter 604 of the laws of 2005, is  relettered  section  168-x  and  a  new
    3  section 168-w is added to read as follows:
    4    S  168-W. LEVEL TWO AND LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER RESIDENCE LIMITATION;
    5  PENALTY. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LEVEL TWO OR  LEVEL  THREE  SEX
    6  OFFENDER  TO RESIDE WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF THE RESIDENCE OF A VICTIM OF
    7  THEIR ABUSE.
    8    2. NO SHELTER OR HOUSING  ACCOMMODATION  SHALL  PERMIT  OR  CAUSE  THE
    9  PLACEMENT  OF  ANY LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER IF SUCH SHELTER
   10  OR HOUSING ACCOMMODATION IS WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF THE RESIDENCE  OF  A
   11  VICTIM OF THEIR ABUSE.
   12    3.  THE  RESIDENCE PROHIBITION ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO
   13  OF THIS SECTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AS LONG AS  THE  OFFENDER  IS
   14  CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL TWO OR THREE SEX OFFENDER.
   15    4.  A  SEX  OFFENDER WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
   16  THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   18  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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