BILL NUMBER: S750
SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the correction law, in relation to reporting sex offen-
der changes of address to the division of criminal justice services
 
PURPOSE:
The bill will require that any change of address or other status that is
submitted to a local law enforcement agency is transmitted to the state
division of criminal justice services within five business days.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one of the bill amends section 168-f of the correction law as it
relates to clarifying that a sex offender may submit a change of address
or other status to a law enforcement agency and requires that the law
enforcement agency forward the form to the division of criminal justice
services within five business days.
Section two of the bill relates to the effective date.
 
EXISTING LAW:
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, a registered sex offender is required to notify the division
of criminal justice services (5555) within 10 days of their change of
address. This bill clarifies that the sex offender may submit the change
of address or other status to a local law enforcement agency. It will
also place a statutory time frame for which the law enforcement agency
is required to forward such change of address form to DCJS. This bill
would require that they forward the form within five business days to
ensure that the sex offender registry is accurate and up to date.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S. 2222 of 21-22: Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction;
S. 7960 of 2020: Referred to Crime Victims, Crime and Correction;
A. 1930 of 2019: Referred to Correction;
S. 3037-A of 2018: Advanced to third reading, Committed to Rules;
S. 3037-A of 2017: Amended on third reading, Committed to Rules
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S750: 168-f correction law, 168-f(4) correction law