N.Y. Correction Law § 168-h: Duration of registration and verification

§ 168-h. Duration of registration and verification. 1. The duration of

registration and verification for a sex offender who has not been

designated a sexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a

predicate sex offender, and who is classified as a level one risk, or

who has not yet received a risk level classification, shall be annually

for a period of twenty years from the initial date of registration.

2. The duration of registration and verification for a sex offender

who, on or after March eleventh, two thousand two, is designated a

sexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a predicate sex

offender, or who is classified as a level two or level three risk, shall

be annually for life. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sex offender who

is classified as a level two risk and who is not designated a sexual

predator, a sexually violent offender or a predicate sex offender, may

be relieved of the duty to register and verify as provided by

subdivision one of section one hundred sixty-eight-o of this article.

3. Any sex offender having been designated a level three risk or a

sexual predator shall also personally verify his or her address every

ninety calendar days with the local law enforcement agency having

jurisdiction where the offender resides.