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N.Y. Correct. Law § 9

Access to information of incarcerated individuals via the internet

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As of January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2015
§ 9. Access to inmate information via the internet. Notwithstanding\nany provision of law to the contrary, any information relating to the\nconviction of a person, except for a person convicted of an offense that\nwould make such person ineligible for merit time under section eight\nhundred three of this chapter or an offense for which registration as a\nsex offender is required as set forth in subdivision two or three of\nsection one hundred sixty-eight-a of this chapter, 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 five years after the expiration of such person's sentence of\nimprisonment and any period of parole or post-release supervision;\nprovided, however, that in the case of a person who has been committed\nto the department on more than one occasion, the department may post\nconviction information relating to any prior commitment on such website\nfor a period not to exceed five years after the expiration of such\nperson's sentence of imprisonment and any period of parole or\npost-release supervision arising from the most recent commitment to the\ndepartment.\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, 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

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