Relates to registration requirements applicable to certain sex offenders who are transient

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Scarcella-Spanton says this is needed

On February 2, 2023, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division First Judi- cial Department found that the part of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) requiring a sex offender designated as a sexual predator or a level three sex offender to verify his or her address with the appropri- ate authorities every ninety days "void for vagueness when applied to one who is homeless without an address. "The Court stated their holding should not be taken to mean that all homeless sex offenders were exempt from the statute's reporting requirements, but that their decision rendered unconstitutional the address registration requirement as applied to homeless sex offenders who possess no address for their resi- dence, specifically mentioning that it did not exempt homeless sex offenders who were able to provide an address such as a shelter at which they were staying. The Court also asserted that it was "uniquely within the legislative province to develop registration requirements that will apply to sex offenders who are homeless and without a specific address to report to the pertinent authorities." This legislation seeks to address this issue.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.