NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A160
SPONSOR: Angelino TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting sex
offenders from using state and municipal parks
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Prohibits registered sex offenders from using or being within five
hundred feet of any state or municipal owned park
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as renumbered by chapter
604 of the laws of 2005, is renumbered section 168-x and a new section
168-w is added to read as follows: S.168-w. Prohibiting use of parks.
Any person who is required to registered 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
JUSTIFICATION:
The citizens of the state must have further protection from sexual pred-
ators. This can be accomplished in part by prohibiting registered sex
offenders from being in or near parks frequented by children and other
vulnerable populations.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
