What's happening
This bill prohibits law enforcement from releasing information about level one sex offenders to the general public online.
Why it matters
Limits public access to information about low-risk sex offenders. By prohibiting law enforcement from posting information about level one sex offenders online, the bill aims to protect individuals assessed as least likely to reoffend from broad public exposure and potential harassment.
Shifts balance between public safety and privacy. The legislation raises questions about how much information should be publicly accessible versus protecting the privacy and rehabilitation prospects of offenders who pose a minimal risk.
Could affect community notification practices. This change may alter how communities are informed about sex offenders in their area, potentially reducing public anxiety but also limiting tools some use to track offenders.
Reflects a nuanced approach to offender management. The bill recognizes distinctions among offender risk levels, suggesting that not all sex offenders warrant the same level of public notification, which could influence future reforms in sex offender registry laws.
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Limit Sex Offender Info Online
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Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to correction
- Referred to correction
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4043
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 31, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, O'DONNELL, AUBRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the sex offender registration act and prohibiting the release of level one sex offender information over the internet to the general public
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 2 of section 168-b of the correction law, as amended by chapter 645 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
e. The division shall require that no information included in the registry shall be made available except in the furtherance of the provisions of this article, including, but not limited to, prohibiting law enforcement agencies from releasing information about level one sex offenders to the general public over the internet, as provided by paragraph (a) of subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this article.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05030-01-7
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