Signed by Governor Eliot Spitzer

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill requiring convicted sex offenders to undergo psychiatric treatment and supervision.

Highlights:

- Requires convicted sex offenders with mental abnormalities to undergo treatment during incarceration after release [sec. 2]. - Allows felons with minor convictions to receive a treatment regimen of intensive outpatient supervision [sec. 2]. - Requires the attorney general and commissioner of mental health to be informed when a convicted sex offender is within 120 days of release [sec. 2]. - Establishes a case review panel to determine if an offender requires additional treatment and supervision after release [sec. 2]. - Requires annual mental health examinations of the convicted sex offenders by a psychiatric examiner [sec. 2]. - Requires treatment and supervision, possibly consisting of global satellite tracking, polygraph monitoring, residence specifications, prohibited contact with past or potential victims, and parole officer supervision [sec. 2]. - Sets post-release supervision sentences [sec. 33(2)(b)]:

- 10 to 20 years for a Class B conviction - 5 to 10 years for a Class C conviction - 3 to 10 years for a Class D or E conviction

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill requiring convicted sex offenders to undergo psychiatric treatment and supervision.

Highlights:

- Requires convicted sex offenders with mental abnormalities to undergo treatment during incarceration after release [sec. 2]. - Allows felons with minor convictions to receive a treatment regimen of intensive outpatient supervision [sec. 2]. - Requires the attorney general and commissioner of mental health to be informed when a convicted sex offender is within 120 days of release [sec. 2]. - Establishes a case review panel to determine if an offender requires additional treatment and supervision after release [sec. 2]. - Requires annual mental health examinations of the convicted sex offenders by a psychiatric examiner [sec. 2]. - Requires treatment and supervision, possibly consisting of global satellite tracking, polygraph monitoring, residence specifications, prohibited contact with past or potential victims, and parole officer supervision [sec. 2]. - Sets post-release supervision sentences [sec. 33(2)(b)]:

- 10 to 20 years for a Class B conviction - 5 to 10 years for a Class C conviction - 3 to 10 years for a Class D or E conviction

Full Bill Text