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- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 52–6
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.514
- Referred to finance
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to correction
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 54–3
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- Amended on third reading 597a
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.247
- Referred to finance
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Prohibits sex offenders from being entitled to licenses as state certified and licensed real estate appraisers
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Edward Braunstein
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S597A REVISED 04/20/12
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting sex offenders from being entitled to licenses as state certified and licensed real estate appraisers
Purpose
To include the conviction of a sex offense or sexually violent offense as disabilities to licensure as a state certified real estate appraiser and to require the reporting of conviction of a sex offense or sexually violent offense by real estate licensees.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 160-p of the executive law to include the conviction of a sex offense or sexually violent offense as a disability to licensure as a real estate appraiser. This section also requires that a real estate appraiser notify and provide a certified copy of the judgment of conviction to the Department of State within 5 days after the imposition of sentence for a conviction of a sex offense or a sexually violent crime.
Justification
The intent of this legislation is to build upon the private and public recognition that New Yorkers could be vulnerable to violent crime within the framework and common practices involving real estate transactions that began with the enactment of Chapter .430 of2008, which prohibited sex offenders from becoming licensed real estate brokers or salesman. Currently convicted sex offenders are not faced with this automatic disability to licensure as a real estate appraiser.
Sex offenders on any level represent a persistent threat to the public. This bill would remove this threat by prohibiting convicted sex offenders from becoming a state certified real estate appraiser and to require the reporting of conviction of a sex offense or sexually violent offense by real estate licensees.
Legislative history
2011: Passed Senate (S.597A/A.7017) 2009/10: Referred to Finance(S.25) 2008: 3rd Reading (S.7894/A.10962)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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