What's happening
This bill defines "residence" for sex offender registry purposes as any place where a convicted sex offender spends over two days per week.
Why it matters
Expands the definition of "residence". for sex offender registry requirements, meaning offenders must report any location where they spend more than two days per week—not just their primary home.
Closes potential loopholes. that allowed offenders to avoid registration or monitoring by staying at secondary homes, with friends, or in temporary accommodations for significant periods.
Increases community awareness and law enforcement oversight. by ensuring more accurate and comprehensive tracking of where registered sex offenders spend their time, which could affect neighborhood safety planning and parental vigilance.
May place additional reporting burdens on offenders. who split time between multiple locations, potentially leading to increased compliance requirements and consequences for non-reporting.
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Define Sex Offender Residence
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Define Sex Offender Residence
In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Michael G. Miller
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STATE OF NEW YORK
676
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to defining residence under the sex offender registry act
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 168-a of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
19. "Residence" means any place of abode, domicile or inhabitance where a convicted sex offender spends or intends to spend more than two days a week.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00334-01-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to defining residence under the sex offender registry act
Purpose
This bill would define residency under the sex offender registry act in order to enhance public safety.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Defines residency as any place of abode, domicile or inhabi- tance where a convicted sex offender spends or intends to spend more than two days a week.
Justification
Currently sex offenders are required to register at their primary resi- dence which leaves a significant loophole that is often exploited. A sex offender can easily register at one residence and yet still spend a significant amount of time at another location. This situation allows a sex offender to essentially register at one address and live somewhere else. Which violates the spirit and intent of the sex offender registry and endangers the public. This legislation seeks to close this loophole in the law by defining residence, and thereby requiring a convicted sex offender to affirmatively comply with the intent of the law in any location that he or she spends more than two days a week.
Prior legislative history
S.399 of 2017-2018; Passed Senate S.1073/A.3817 (2013-14); Passed Senate S. 2981 of 2015/2016; Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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