What's happening
This bill narrows the definition of "sexually violent offender" for out-of-state offenders, removing automatic registration based solely on other states' sex offender laws.
Why it matters
Limits automatic registration. Out-of-state offenders will only be classified as "sexually violent offenders" in New York if their conviction includes all the essential elements of specific NY felonies—no longer just because their home state requires sex offender registration.
Promotes consistency with New York law. This change ensures that only those whose offenses meet New York’s legal definitions face the most stringent registration requirements, increasing fairness and reducing overreach.
Could impact out-of-state relocators. Individuals moving to New York with sex offense convictions from other states might face less severe registration consequences if their offense doesn’t match New York’s specific criteria, affecting their legal status and obligations.
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Clarify Sex Offender Definition
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to correction
- Referred to correction
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4033
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, COLTON, AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definition of a sexually violent offender as applied to out-of-state offenders
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
(b) a conviction of an offense in any other jurisdiction which includes all of the essential elements of any such felony provided for in paragraph (a) of this subdivision [or conviction of a felony in any other jurisdiction for which the offender is required to register as a sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04924-01-7
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