N.Y. Correction Law § 168-g: Prior convictions; duty to inform and register

§ 168-g. Prior convictions; duty to inform and register. 1. The

department or office of probation and correctional alternatives in

accordance with risk factors pursuant to section one hundred

sixty-eight-l of this article shall determine the duration of

registration and notification for every sex offender who on the

effective date of this article is then on community supervision or

probation for an offense provided for in subdivision two or three of

section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article.

2. Every sex offender who on the effective date of this article is

then on community supervision or probation for an offense provided for

in subdivision two or three of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this

article shall within ten calendar days of such determination register

with his parole or probation officer. On each anniversary of the sex

offender's initial registration date thereafter, the provisions of

section one hundred sixty-eight-f of this article shall apply. Any sex

offender who fails or refuses to so comply shall be subject to the same

penalties as otherwise provided for in this article which would be

imposed upon a sex offender who fails or refuses to so comply with the

provisions of this article on or after such effective date.

3. It shall be the duty of the parole or probation officer to inform

and register such sex offender according to the requirements imposed by

this article. A parole or probation officer shall give one copy of the

form to the sex offender and shall, within three calendar days, send two

copies electronically or otherwise to the department which shall forward

one copy electronically or otherwise to the law enforcement agency

having jurisdiction where the sex offender resides upon his or her

community supervision, probation, or local conditional release.

4. A petition for relief from this section is permitted to any sex

offender required to register while released to community supervision or

probation pursuant to section one hundred sixty-eight-o of this article.