N.Y.C. Admin. Code § L.L. 2006/029: L.L. 2006/029

Enactment date: 7/27/2006

Int. No. 362-A

By the Speaker (Council Member Quinn) and Council Members Vallone Jr., Addabbo Jr., Brewer, Clarke, Comrie, Felder, Fidler, Gentile, Gerson, Gonzalez, James, Koppell, Liu, Mark-Viverito, Martinez, Monserrate, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Stewart, Vann, Weprin, Garodnick, McMahon, Gioia, Sears, Gennaro, Dilan, Foster, Jackson, Yassky, Katz, Oddo and The Public Advocate (Ms. Gotbaum) (by request of the Mayor)

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to a gun offender registry.

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section one. Legislative findings and intent. The Council of the City of New York finds that people who have been convicted of felony gun offenses pose unique dangers to the people of this City and should, therefore, be monitored to prevent them from reoffending and to ensure their prompt apprehension if they do commit further crimes.

The New York City Police Department has shown that information about past offenders can be used to prevent future crimes. The Specially Targeted Offenders Project (STOP) led to 247 arrests of offenders who had violated a duty to report changes in address under the state's Correction Law from 2003 to 2004, almost doubling the rate of such arrests from the previous year.

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[Consolidated provisions are not included in this Appendix A]

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§ 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or other portion of this local law is, for any reason, declared unconstitutional or invalid, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed severable, and such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this law, which remaining portions shall continue in full force and effect.

§ 4. This local law shall take effect 240 days after it shall have been enacted into law, provided that the commissioner may take any actions necessary prior to such effective date for the implementation of this local law including, but not limited to, promulgating rules and regulations.