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A 160: Prohibits registered sex offenders from using or being within five hundred feet of any state or municipal-owned park.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 160 does, verified January 8, 2026

The proposed law aims to prohibit sex offenders from entering, being in, or being located within five hundred feet of certain public places. These places include state parks and municipal-owned parks. The law requires individuals who are required to register as sex offenders to adhere to this restriction. The proposed law takes effect immediately.

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Last action: referred to correction (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Scott BendettJoe DeStefanoDavid DiPietroMichael DursoJohn LemondesDavid McDonoughJohn MikulinBrian MillerAngelo Morinello
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to correction
Jan. 08, 2025referred to correction
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 198 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 160 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO, BENDETT, DeSTEFANO, DiPIETRO, DURSO, LEMONDES, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, MILLER, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting sex offenders from using state and municipal parks The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as renumbered by chap- 2 ter 604 of the laws of 2005, is renumbered section 168-x and a new 3 section 168-w is added to read as follows: 4 § 168-w. Prohibiting use of parks. Any person who is required to 5 register pursuant to this article is prohibited from entering, being in 6 or being located within five hundred feet of any of the following plac- 7 es: 8 1. State park. 9 2. Municipal-owned park. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01148-01-5 
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