§ 168-E — Discharge of sex offender from correctional facility; duties of official in charge

New York § 168-E

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law COR: Correction
• Art. 6-C: Sex Offender Registration Act

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§ 168-e. Discharge of sex offender from correctional facility; duties\nof official in charge. 1. Any sex offender, to be discharged, paroled,\nreleased to post-release supervision or released from any state or local\ncorrectional facility, hospital or institution where he or she was\nconfined or committed, shall at least fifteen calendar days prior to\ndischarge, parole or release, be informed of his or her duty to register\nunder this article, by the facility in which he or she was confined or\ncommitted. The facility shall require the sex offender to read and sign\nsuch form as may be required by the division stating the duty to\nregister and the procedure for registration has been explained to him or\nher and to complete the registration portion of such form. The facility\nshall obtain on such form the address where the sex offender expects to\nreside upon his or her discharge, parole or release and the name and\naddress of any institution of higher education he or she expects to be\nemployed by, enrolled in, attending or employed, whether for\ncompensation or not, and whether he or she expects to reside in a\nfacility owned or operated by such an institution, and shall report such\ninformation to the division. The facility shall give one copy of the\nform to the sex offender, retain one copy and shall send one copy to the\ndivision which shall provide the information to the law enforcement\nagencies having jurisdiction. The facility shall give the sex offender a\nform prepared by the division, to register with the division at least\nfifteen calendar days prior to release and such form shall be completed,\nsigned by the sex offender and sent to the division by the facility at\nleast ten days prior to the sex offender's release or discharge.\n 2. The division shall also immediately transmit the conviction data\nand fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation if not already\nobtained.\n