NY S03627

Establishes residency restriction requiring all sex offenders to reside no less than 1,350 feet (approximately one-quarter mile) from any school building, playground, park, or child day care facility.

Restriction applies to "school" defined as public or private elementary, parochial, intermediate, junior high, vocational, or high school regularly used for instructional purposes.

Residency restriction remains in effect for as long as the offender is classified as a sex offender.

Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services, parole officers, and probation officers to notify affected sex offenders in writing of the residency restriction requirements and specific duration.

Increases penalty for violating the residency restriction to a class A misdemeanor for first offense and class D felony for second or subsequent offenses.

Takes effect sixty days after enactment and applies to sex offenders convicted or released on or after the effective date.