NY A00020

Requires courts to determine whether sex offenders convicted of offenses involving children and designated as level three offenders and sexual predators or predicate sex offenders must submit to global positioning system (GPS) monitoring.

Mandates that qualifying sex offenders be fitted with GPS monitors immediately upon release, parole, post-release supervision, probation, or discharge, with devices programmed to alarm when offenders leave designated jurisdictions or enter forbidden areas.

Establishes that the court determines the monitoring period and requires annual evaluations of offenders' financial ability to pay for GPS monitoring costs, with financial hardship hearings available for those unable to pay.

Allows qualifying sex offenders to petition the sentencing court annually to modify or terminate GPS monitoring requirements, with offenders bearing the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence.

Temporarily suspends GPS monitoring requirements during confinement to correctional facilities or institutions, with monitoring automatically resuming upon release.