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NY A04443

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kwani O'Pharrow

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits level three sex offenders whose victims were under 18 from residing within school grounds, measured in straight lines from the residence entrance to the school property boundary line

  • Prohibits all sex offenders from residing within a quarter mile of their victim's workplace and residence, or within a quarter mile of a deceased victim's prior residence if immediate family members still live there

  • Imposes penalties of up to one year imprisonment and/or up to $1,000 fine for failure to register address changes or enrollment status changes within 10 calendar days

  • Requires the Department of Corrections, Office of Mental Health, and local social services agencies to incorporate these residency restrictions into placement guidelines for sex offenders

  • Authorizes local and state law enforcement to monitor and verify sex offender registration compliance, and allows counties to enact local laws requiring offenders to verify home and employment addresses

Legislative Description

Relates to the residence of a sex offender near a school and the victim of such offender.

Last Action

referred to correction

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Correction2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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