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N.Y. Correct. Law § 9

Access to information of incarcerated individuals via the internet

Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2024 (in force January 1, 2024 – January 1, 2025). View current text →

* § 9. Access to information of incarcerated individuals via the\ninternet. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any\ninformation relating to the conviction of a person, except for a person\nconvicted of an offense that would make such person ineligible for merit\ntime under section eight hundred three of this chapter or an offense for\nwhich registration as a sex offender is required as set forth in\nsubdivision two or three of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this\nchapter, that is posted on a website maintained by or for the\ndepartment, under article six of the public officers law, may be posted\non such website for a period not to exceed five years after the\nexpiration of such person's sentence of imprisonment and any period of\nparole or post-release supervision; provided, however, that in the case\nof a person who has been committed to the department on more than one\noccasion, the department may post conviction information relating to any\nprior commitment on such website for a period not to exceed five years\nafter the expiration of such person's sentence of imprisonment and any\nperiod of parole or post-release supervision arising from the most\nrecent commitment to the department.\n * NB Effective until November 16, 2024\n * § 9. Access to information of incarcerated individuals via the\ninternet. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any\ninformation relating to the conviction of a person that is posted on a\nwebsite maintained by or for the department, under article six of the\npublic officers law, may be posted on such website for a period not to\nexceed three years after the expiration of such person's sentence of\nimprisonment and at the conclusion of any period of parole or\npost-release supervision.\n * NB Effective November 16, 2024\n

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