Directs the division of criminal justice services to annually provide a list of all level 2 and 3 sex offenders residing in a county, to the residents of such county.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5574
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 25, 2025
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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 requiring the divi-
sion of criminal justice services to provide the name and address of
each level two and level three sex offender to each adult resident
residing in the county in which such sex offender resides
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 6 of section 168-l of
2 the correction law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 513 of the laws
3 of 2011 and paragraph (c) as separately amended by chapters 318 and 680
4 of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
5 (b) If the risk of repeat offense is moderate, a level two designation
6 shall be given to such sex offender. In such case the law enforcement
7 agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
8 agencies having had jurisdiction at the time of [his or her] such
9 offender's conviction shall be notified and may disseminate relevant
10 information which shall include a photograph and description of the
11 offender and which may include the exact name and any aliases used by
12 the sex offender, exact address, background information including the
13 offender's crime of conviction, mode of operation, type of victim
14 targeted, the name and address of any institution of higher education at
15 which the sex offender is enrolled, attends, is employed or resides and
16 the description of special conditions imposed on the offender to any
17 entity with vulnerable populations related to the nature of the offense
18 committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiving information on a
19 sex offender may disclose or further disseminate such information at its
20 discretion. In addition, in such case, the information described herein
21 shall also be provided in the subdirectory established in this article
22 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, such information shall,
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 upon request, be made available to the public. Provided, further, that
2 the division shall, on or before February fifteenth each year, provide
3 and deliver, by mail, to each adult resident of each county, a list of
4 the name and address of every sex offender residing in such county.
5 Such law enforcement agencies shall compile, maintain and update a
6 listing of vulnerable organizational entities within its jurisdiction.
7 Such listing shall be utilized for notification of such organizations in
8 disseminating such information on level two sex offenders pursuant to
9 this paragraph. Such listing shall include and not be limited to:
10 superintendents of schools or chief school administrators, superinten-
11 dents of parks, public and private libraries, public and private school
12 bus transportation companies, day care centers, nursery schools, pre-
13 schools, neighborhood watch groups, community centers, civic associ-
14 ations, nursing homes, victim's advocacy groups and places of worship.
15 (c) If the risk of repeat offense is high and there exists a threat to
16 the public safety a level three designation shall be given to such sex
17 offender. In such case, the law enforcement agency or agencies having
18 jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or agencies having had
19 jurisdiction at the time of [his or her] such offender's conviction
20 shall be notified and may disseminate relevant information which shall
21 include a photograph and description of the offender and which may
22 include the sex offender's exact name and any aliases used by the offen-
23 der, exact address, address of the offender's place of employment, back-
24 ground information including the offender's crime of conviction, mode of
25 operation, type of victim targeted, the name and address of any institu-
26 tion of higher education at which the sex offender is enrolled, attends,
27 is employed or resides and the description of special conditions imposed
28 on the offender to any entity with vulnerable populations related to the
29 nature of the offense committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiv-
30 ing information on a sex offender may disclose or further disseminate
31 such information at its discretion. In addition, in such case, the
32 information described herein shall also be provided in the subdirectory
33 established in this article and notwithstanding any other provision of
34 law, such information shall, upon request, be made available to the
35 public. Provided, further, that the division shall, on or before Febru-
36 ary fifteenth each year, provide and deliver, by mail, to each adult
37 resident of each county, a list of the name and address of every sex
38 offender residing in such county.
39 Such law enforcement agencies shall compile, maintain and update a
40 listing of vulnerable organizational entities within its jurisdiction.
41 Such listing shall be utilized for notification of such organizations in
42 disseminating such information on level three sex offenders pursuant to
43 this paragraph. Such listing shall include and not be limited to:
44 superintendents of schools or chief school administrators, superinten-
45 dents of parks, public and private libraries, public and private school
46 bus transportation companies, day care centers, nursery schools, pre-
47 schools, neighborhood watch groups, community centers, civic associ-
48 ations, nursing homes, victim's advocacy groups and places of worship.
49 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
50 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
