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History
- Referred to correction
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Prohibits a sex offender from being granted by a court, physical or legal custody of, or unsupervised visitation with a child
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor John J. Flanagan
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A9364
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to custody and visitation rights of a sex offender
Summary of specific provisions
Section one of the bill amends Article 6-C of the Correction Law by redesignating §168-w as §168-x and a new §168-w is added to prohibit any sex offender from being granted physical or legal custody of a child by a court, or unsupervised visitation.
Justification
The children of sex offenders, perhaps most of all, are at the greatest risk for abuse and deserve the significant protections that would come from denying a sex offender-parent custody or unsupervised visitation.
Prior legislative history
2003-04: Senate 3rd Reading Cal./Assembly - Remained in Committee 2005-06: A.3721-A Held for Consideration/S.2796-A - Advanced to Third Reading 2007-08: A.1364/S.846 - Remained in Committee 2009: A3217 (Eddington)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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