STATE OF NEW YORK
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9538
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend executive law, in relation to establishing a publicly
accessible online registry for individuals convicted of a second or
subsequent domestic violence offense
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section
2 837-f-3 to read as follows:
3 § 837-f-3. Domestic violence registry. 1. As used in this section:
4 (a) "Abuse" means:
5 (i) inflicting, or attempting to inflict, physical injury on an adult
6 or minor by other than accidental means;
7 (ii) placing an adult or minor in fear of, or in, physical harm or
8 physical restraint;
9 (iii) causing malicious damage to the personal property of the abused
10 party or to an animal belonging to or in the charge of the abused party;
11 (iv) stalking an adult or minor as defined in section 120.45, 120.50,
12 120.55 or 120.60 of the penal law; or
13 (v) intentionally engaging in behavior that amounts to financial
14 abuse.
15 (b) "Adult" means any person eighteen years of age or older, or who is
16 otherwise emancipated.
17 (c) "Domestic abuse" means committing abuse against a victim, as
18 defined in paragraph (d) of this subdivision.
19 (d) "Domestic abuse victim" means any person who falls within the
20 following categories:
21 (i) adults or minors who are current or former spouses;
22 (ii) adults or minors who live together or who have lived together;
23 (iii) adults or minors who are dating or who have dated or who have or
24 had a sexual relationship. As used herein, "dating" and "dated" do not
25 include fraternization between two individuals in a business or social
26 context;
27 (iv) adults or minors related by blood or adoption;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (v) adults or minors who are related or were formerly related by
2 marriage; and/or
3 (vi) adult or minor children of a person in a relationship that is
4 described in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) of this para-
5 graph.
6 (e) "Financial abuse" means behavior that is coercive, that is decep-
7 tive, or that unreasonably controls or restrains a person's ability to
8 acquire, use, or maintain economic resources to which the person is
9 entitled, including using coercion, fraud, or manipulation to:
10 (i) restrict a person's access to money, assets, credit, or financial
11 information;
12 (ii) unfairly use a person's economic resources, including money,
13 assets, and credit, to gain an advantage; or
14 (iii) exert undue influence over a person's financial behavior or
15 decisions, including forcing default on joint or other financial obli-
16 gations; exploiting powers of attorney, guardianship, or conservator-
17 ship; or failing or neglecting to act in the best interest of the person
18 to whom a fiduciary duty is owed.
19 (f) "Persistent domestic violence offender" means a person who:
20 (i) has been convicted in this state of an offense committed against a
21 domestic abuse victim; and
22 (ii) has at least one prior conviction for an offense committed
23 against a domestic abuse victim, within this state or in another state.
24 2. There is created within the division a registry of persistent
25 domestic violence offenders. The division shall maintain this registry
26 based upon information supplied to the division by the court clerks
27 pursuant to subdivisions three and four of this section and information
28 available to the division from the department of correction and communi-
29 ty supervision and from local law enforcement agencies. The division
30 shall make the registry available for public inquiry on the internet.
31 3. The registry shall consist of the persistent domestic violence
32 offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county or counties of
33 convictions, and a current photograph of the persistent domestic
34 violence offender. If available after reasonable inquiry, the court
35 clerk shall provide the division with a copy of the persistent domestic
36 violence offender's driver license, or other state or federal identifi-
37 cation, and such other identifying data as the division determines is
38 necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic violence offender
39 and exclude innocent persons. However, the registry available for public
40 inquiry must not include the persistent domestic violence offender's
41 address, social security number, driver license number, or any other
42 state or federal identification number.
43 4. (a) If a person is convicted of an offense committed against a
44 domestic abuse victim and the person convicted has at least one prior
45 conviction for an offense committed against a domestic abuse victim,
46 then the court shall, upon proof of any prior convictions committed
47 against a domestic abuse victim, order the defendant to register as a
48 persistent domestic violence offender under this part.
49 (b) If a court orders a defendant to register under this part, then
50 the court clerk shall forward to the division a certified copy of the
51 qualifying conviction and the date of birth of the defendant. The court
52 clerk shall forward the information to the division within seven days of
53 the date of the conviction.
54 5. In addition to any other punishment that may be imposed for a
55 conviction of the offense, a defendant required to register under this
56 part must be assessed a registration fee in the amount of one hundred
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1 fifty dollars, which must be paid to the clerk of the court imposing the
2 sentence, who shall:
3 (a) retain fifty dollars of the fee for the administration of this
4 part, which must be reserved for the purposes authorized by this section
5 at the end of each fiscal year; and
6 (b) remit one hundred dollars of the fee to the division for the
7 administration of this section, which must be reserved for the purposes
8 authorized by this part at the end of each fiscal year.
9 6. The division shall remove from the registry the name and other
10 identifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender
11 required to register under this section:
12 (a) two years after the date of the most recent conviction for an
13 offense committed against a domestic abuse victim if the defendant has
14 one prior conviction for an offense committed against a domestic abuse
15 victim;
16 (b) five years after the date of the most recent conviction for an
17 offense committed against a domestic abuse victim if the defendant has
18 two prior convictions for an offense committed against a domestic abuse
19 victim; and
20 (c) ten years after the date of the most recent conviction for an
21 offense committed against a domestic abuse victim if the defendant has
22 three or more prior convictions for an offense committed against a
23 domestic abuse victim.
24 § 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2027, and shall apply to
25 persons convicted of an offense committed against a domestic abuse
26 victim that occurred on or after January 1, 2027; provided, however,
27 that a prior conviction is not required to occur on or after January 1,
28 2027.
