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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to correction
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BILL NUMBER:A9365
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to making the subdirectory of sexually violent predators free of charge and searchable with anonymity
Purpose or general idea of bill
To allow the public to search the internet subdirectory without having to provide a name and address or pay a fee.
Summary of specific provisions
The bill amends subdivision 1 of 168-q of the Correction Law to allow the Division of Criminal Justice Services' website to be searched free of charge and with anonymity.
Justification
Residents wanting information on high-risk sex offenders are confronted with an accessibility barrier when logging onto the state internet subdirectory. They are required to provide their name and address before accessing the database.
New York State is the only state in the nation that requires users provide their name and address before searching the Internet registry. This creates a barrier to freely accessing the information and prevents the public from freely searching the database.
Prior legislative history
2001-02: Senate Crime Victims, Crime & Corrections Cmte. 2003-04: A8897 Remained in Committee 2005-2006 A.2549-A - Held for Consideration in Committee/S.5231-A Passed Senate 2007-2008: A.1175 - Remained in Committee A3390 of 2009 (Eddington)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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