A00160 Summary:
BILL NO | A00160 |
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SAME AS | No Same As |
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SPONSOR | Angelino |
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COSPNSR | Bendett, DeStefano, DiPietro, Durso, Lemondes, McDonough, Mikulin, Miller, Morinello |
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Ren §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L | |
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Prohibits registered sex offenders from using or being within five hundred feet of any state or municipal-owned park. |
A00160 Memo:
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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.