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NY A00188
Bill
Status
1/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Nick Perry
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AI Summary
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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 shall submit to global positioning system (GPS) monitoring.
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Mandates that qualifying sex offenders be fitted with GPS monitors immediately upon release or commencement of parole, post-release supervision, probation, or conditional/unconditional discharge.
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GPS devices must be programmed to alert when the offender leaves a designated jurisdiction or enters a forbidden area, with the monitoring period determined by the court.
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Allows the division to annually assess the offender's financial ability to pay for GPS monitoring costs, with failure to pay subject to a financial hardship hearing under criminal procedure law.
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Permits sex offenders to petition annually for modification or termination of GPS monitoring requirements, with the offender bearing the burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence, and allows either party to appeal court decisions.
Legislative Description
Provides for monitoring of persons who are pedophiles and both level 3 sex offenders and sexual predators or predicate sex offenders with global positioning system; establishes that the period will be determined by court; provides for the right to appeal, right to modify or terminate order and right to counsel.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
4/5/2022