Establishes the persistent domestic violence offender registry to provide information on the persistent domestic violence offender, including but not limited to, the name, date of birth, conviction date, county or counties of convictions, and a current photograph of any person who was convicted of an offense against a victim of domestic violation and has at least one prior conviction for a family offense committed against a member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law; makes related provisions.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8876
IN SENATE
January 13, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social
Services
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the
persistent domestic violence offender registry
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 577 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 577. Persistent domestic violence offender registry. 1. There is
4 hereby established within the office a persistent domestic violence
5 offender registry.
6 2. (a) Based upon information supplied to such office from the depart-
7 ment, the division of state police and local law enforcement agencies,
8 the office shall make the registry available for public inquiry on its
9 website.
10 (b) The registry shall consist of the persistent domestic violence
11 offender's name, date of birth, conviction date, county or counties of
12 convictions, and a current photograph. If available after reasonable
13 inquiry, the court clerk shall provide the office with a copy of the
14 persistent domestic violence offender's driver's license, or other state
15 or federal identification, and such other identifying data as the office
16 determines is necessary to properly identify the persistent domestic
17 violence offender and exclude innocent persons. However, the registry
18 available for public inquiry shall not include the persistent domestic
19 violence offender's address, social security number, driver's license
20 number, or any other state or federal identification number.
21 3. (a) If a person is convicted of a family offense committed against
22 a member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of section
23 530.11 of the criminal procedure law and such person convicted has at
24 least one prior conviction for a family offense committed against a
25 member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of section
26 530.11 of the criminal procedure law, then the court shall, upon proof
27 of any prior convictions for a family offense committed against a member
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 of the same family as defined in subdivision one of section 530.11 of
2 the criminal procedure law, order the defendant to register as a
3 persistent domestic violence offender under this section.
4 (b) If a court orders a defendant to register under this section, then
5 the court clerk shall forward to the office a certified copy of the
6 qualifying conviction and the date of birth of the defendant. The court
7 clerk shall forward the information to the office within seven days of
8 the date of the conviction.
9 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in addition to any
10 other punishment that may be imposed for a conviction of the offense, a
11 defendant required to register under this section shall be assessed a
12 registration fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars, which shall
13 be paid to the clerk of the court imposing the sentence, who shall:
14 (a) Retain fifty dollars of the fee for the administration of this
15 part, which must be reserved for the purposes authorized by this part at
16 the end of each fiscal year; and
17 (b) Remit one hundred dollars of the fee to the office for the purpose
18 of administering grants to fund family violence prevention and inter-
19 vention services. Such funding shall not revert to the general fund at
20 the end of the fiscal year and shall be carried forward for the purposes
21 authorized by this paragraph.
22 5. The office shall remove from the registry the name and other iden-
23 tifying information of a persistent domestic violence offender required
24 to register under this section:
25 (a) Five years after the date of the most recent conviction for a
26 family offense committed against a member of the same family as defined
27 in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law if
28 the defendant has one prior conviction for a family offense committed
29 against a member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of
30 section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law;
31 (b) Seven years after the date of the most recent conviction for a
32 family offense committed against a member of the same family as defined
33 in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law if
34 the defendant has two prior convictions for a family offense committed
35 against a member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of
36 section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law;
37 (c) Ten years after the date of the most recent conviction for a fami-
38 ly offense committed against a member of the same family as defined in
39 subdivision one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law if the
40 defendant has three prior convictions for a family offense committed
41 against a member of the same family as defined in subdivision one of
42 section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law; and
43 (d) Twenty years after the date of the most recent conviction for a
44 family offense committed against a member of the same family as defined
45 in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law if
46 the defendant has four or more prior convictions for a family offense
47 committed against a member of the same family as defined in subdivision
48 one of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law.
49 6. Other state agencies shall provide cooperation and assistance to
50 the office to assist it in the effective performance of its duties.
51 7. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
52 the following meanings:
53 (a) "Persistent domestic violence offender" means a person who:
54 (i) Has been convicted in this state of an offense committed against a
55 domestic violence victim; and
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1 (ii) Has at least one prior conviction for an offense committed
2 against a domestic violence victim.
3 (b) "Registry" means the persistent domestic violence offender regis-
4 try established pursuant to subdivision one of this section.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
6 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
7 offenses committed on or after such date.
