{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-168-h","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Correction Law § 168-h","heading":"Duration of registration and verification","body":"§ 168-h. Duration of registration and verification. 1. The duration of\nregistration and verification for a sex offender who has not been\ndesignated a sexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a\npredicate sex offender, and who is classified as a level one risk, or\nwho has not yet received a risk level classification, shall be annually\nfor a period of twenty years from the initial date of registration.\n  2. The duration of registration and verification for a sex offender\nwho, on or after March eleventh, two thousand two, is designated a\nsexual predator, or a sexually violent offender, or a predicate sex\noffender, or who is classified as a level two or level three risk, shall\nbe annually for life. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a sex offender who\nis classified as a level two risk and who is not designated a sexual\npredator, a sexually violent offender or a predicate sex offender, may\nbe relieved of the duty to register and verify as provided by\nsubdivision one of section one hundred sixty-eight-o of this article.\n  3. Any sex offender having been designated a level three risk or a\nsexual predator shall also personally verify his or her address every\nninety calendar days with the local law enforcement agency having\njurisdiction where the offender resides.","path":["Correction Law","Article 6-C. Sex Offender Registration Act"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/COR/168-H","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"5b6ae89f283c9ebe4d70d894b46d300875aa95f01a713483fcd3b241dee20794","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-168-g","next":"us-ny/n.y.-correction-law-168-i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}