What's happening
This bill prohibits certain sex offenders from living near schools and makes violations a class C felony.
Why it matters
Expands restrictions on where certain sex offenders can live. , affecting anyone convicted of specific sexual offenses (especially those involving minors) by setting minimum distances from schools and child-focused facilities, which could significantly limit housing options for these individuals.
Defines "school boundaries" broadly. to include not only school buildings but also playgrounds, athletic fields, and any property of day care centers and educational institutions where children are present, potentially impacting a wide range of neighborhoods.
Creates a new, serious criminal penalty. by making violations a class C felony, which could result in substantial prison time and long-term consequences for those who fail to comply, raising the stakes for both offenders and law enforcement.
Applies different distance requirements based on city size. with a 1,350-foot restriction statewide, but a shorter 500-foot restriction in New York City—reflecting an attempt to balance public safety with urban housing realities, but possibly creating confusion or enforcement challenges.
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Ban Sex Offenders Near Schools
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6 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to correction
- Referred to correction
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7305
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
April 21, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, BENEDETTO, GUNTHER, ORTIZ, HOOPER, BRIN- DISI, M. G. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, BARCLAY, CROUCH, FINCH, GALEF, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, MAGEE, OAKS, RA, RAIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting certain sex offenders from residing near the boundaries of any school
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chapter 604 of the laws of 2005, is relettered section 168-x and a new section 168-w is added to read as follows:
§ 168-w. Residence near school boundary; prohibition. 1. No designated sex offender shall reside within one thousand three hundred fifty feet of the boundaries of any school that works with, instructs or treats children under the age of eighteen years; provided, however, that in a city having a population of one million or more, no designated sex offender shall reside within five hundred feet of the boundaries of any school that works with, instructs or treats children under the age of eighteen years.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Boundaries of any school" means in, on or within any building, structure, athletic playing field, playground or land contained within the real property boundary line of a certified day care center, public or private elementary, intermediate, junior high, vocational or high school, or similar educational institution where children are in daily attendance.
(b) "Designated sex offender" means any sex offender who was:
(i) convicted of the commission of or an attempt to commit any violation of section 130.20, 130.25, 130.30, 130.35, 130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.55, 130.60, 130.65, 130.66, 130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80 or 255.25 or article two hundred sixty-three of the penal law; or
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(ii) convicted of any sex offense or sexually violent offense, where the victim of such offense was under the age of eighteen years.
3. Any designated sex offender who violates any provision of subdivision one of this section shall be guilty of a class C felony.
§ 2. 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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