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NY S05270
Bill
Status
6/15/2015
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Little
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "agency with jurisdiction" to include county sheriffs and probation departments in addition to existing state agencies
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Adds misdemeanors under Penal Law Article 130 to the list of offenses qualifying a person as a "detained sex offender" alongside felonies
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Includes persons previously convicted in another state of conduct that would constitute a designated felony in New York in the definition of "detained sex offender"
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Allows for civil commitment or supervision of these expanded categories of detained sex offenders under Article 10 of the Mental Hygiene Law
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Authorizes the civil committment of detained persons convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense or with a prior conviction in another state of an offense that would be a designated felony.
Last Action
referred to mental health
6/15/2016