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A805Assembly2017-2018 Session

Ban Sex Offenders from Parks

Official title

“Prohibits registered sex offenders from using or being within five hundred feet of any state or municipal-owned park”

Sponsor Clifford CrouchAD-122+2 co-sponsorsAffects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Assembly Committee
Correction
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Correction

What's happening

This bill prohibits registered sex offenders from entering or being within 500 feet of any state or municipal park in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Broadens restrictions on registered sex offenders. By prohibiting them from even being within 500 feet of any state or municipal park, the bill creates a wider physical buffer zone than laws that only bar entry, potentially impacting where offenders can live, work, or travel in urban and suburban areas.

  2. May affect access to public spaces. The law could significantly limit access to large areas of public land, especially in communities where parks are centrally located or abundant, affecting the daily lives of registered individuals, including access to community resources or transit routes.

  3. Raises enforcement and legal questions. Implementing and policing a 500-foot exclusion zone around all parks could be logistically complex, raising questions about notification, signage, monitoring, and the potential for unintentional violations by offenders.

  4. Potential implications for rehabilitation and civil liberties. The bill could spark debate about the balance between public safety and reintegration, as such restrictions may hinder efforts of former offenders to rebuild their lives or participate in family and community activities.

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Ban Sex Offenders from Parks

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Clifford Crouch

Assembly Member · Assembly District 122

History

  1. Held for consideration in correction
  2. Referred to correction
  3. Referred to correction

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

805

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 9, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, GIGLIO, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, FINCH, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting sex offenders from using state and municipal parks

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. Prohibiting use of parks. Any person who is required to register pursuant to this article is prohibited from entering, being in or being located within five hundred feet of any of the following places:

1. State park.

2. Municipal-owned park.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04374-01-7

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