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NY A11455
Bill
Status
6/15/2010
Primary Sponsor
Michael Benjamin
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AI Summary
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Prohibits any person required to register as a sex offender under New York's Sex Offender Registration Act from entering rooms designated exclusively for children's use in public libraries.
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Prohibits any person required to register as a sex offender from being employed by a public library.
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Increases penalties for violating the children's reading room prohibition (section 168-w) from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony for first offense, and to a class C felony for second or subsequent offenses.
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Increases penalties for failure to register or verify sex offender registration status from a class E felony to a class D felony for first offense, and from a class D felony to a class C felony for subsequent offenses.
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Takes effect on the 120th day after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Rel S168-w to be S168-y, add SS168-w & 168-x, amd S168-t, Cor L Prohibits convicted sex offenders from entering children's reading rooms at public libraries and establishes a pilot program for facial recognition software for use in libraries.
Last Action
referred to correction
6/15/2010