New York S 5042: Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state offenders

Status: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 5042

Sponsors: Luis R. Sepúlveda, Leroy Comrie

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Relates to the definition of a sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state offenders.

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5042

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SEPULVEDA, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,
 Crime and Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definitions of a
 sexually violent offender and sex offense as applied to out-of-state
 offenders

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (d) of subdivi-
 2 sion 2 of section 168-a of the correction law, subparagraph (ii) as
 3 amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002 and subparagraph (iii) as
 4 amended by chapter 232 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 (ii) [a felony in any other jurisdiction for which the offender is
 7 required to register as a sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the
 8 conviction occurred or, (iii)] any of the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 2251,
 9 18 U.S.C. 2251A, 18 U.S.C. 2252, 18 U.S.C. 2252A, 18 U.S.C. 2260, 18
 10 U.S.C. 2422(b), 18 U.S.C. 2423, or 18 U.S.C. 2425, provided that the
 11 elements of such crime of conviction are substantially the same as those
 12 which are a part of such offense as of the date on which this subpara-
 13 graph takes effect.
 14 § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section 168-a of the correction
 15 law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 16 follows:
 17 (b) a conviction of an offense in any other jurisdiction which
 18 includes all of the essential elements of any such felony provided for
 19 in paragraph (a) of this subdivision [or conviction of a felony in any
 20 other jurisdiction for which the offender is required to register as a
 21 sex offender in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred].
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09442-01-5

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