NY A05763

Prohibits sex offenders from residing within 1,350 feet (approximately one-quarter mile) of any school building, playground, park, or child day care facility.

Requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to advise sex offenders at initial registration and annually about the residency restriction terms and duration, which remains in effect as long as the offender is classified as a sex offender.

Makes violation of the residency restriction a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for subsequent offenses.

Requires courts and parole/probation officers to notify sex offenders in writing and orally of the residency restrictions at sentencing and upon release.

Takes effect 60 days after enactment and applies to sex offenders convicted or released on or after the effective date.