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110CA H I1A W NU MBER 2 C IF 2006
REC ULA TIC IN CIF THH MCIVEMENT AN DI HABEIBNCIB C H EIEX CIFENDERS
The low n Hai oJl Th e Tc iwni oil La nsinig, N ew ) aj ik, pu rsu ant to a Aesolu tf an d ata d Aplri 19,
2006, c aes hereby{ pass a IJoca Ldw as fall aws:
Article 1. Hsi si ory &I A u i hority
Th's Local Law h ere b}1 suplersedes all pauar IJcical Laws arc C�idinar.ces cif the Tawr relatin€I to
the subjecl matter hereoJl. This Local Ldw is acaplted plu11stiari la the Municipal Home Rule
Law, which enia tiles loca glciuernmenis -lo ac opt loca: laws relatfngl to their pinaperty, afilairs, ar
gati ernmer t, sa lon iE I as the loca laws ane ric it it cc insisterit wi i h the New Yc irN Eltal e
C(instituticin or aryl €leneval law ajl 1\ew )onk l.Itale. The 1\ ew )asik Stale Municifllal Hame
Rule Ldw ahia authcirizes lcica glamernmerits to ac aplt local laws regulating the f1potectfan,
c mdei i, conid a at, safety, health and welfare of the persons within the local muniafpla it). This
Local Ldw is ac opted it reaagrlitfon all the recently) enacted Chapter 544 of the Laws cif the
Eltal a oil New Yc irN cif 2005 and Article 6•C ail the Corneat on Ldw of the Slate of New Yark,
which laws plrahibi-1 ac iilair sex ciilferc ers from eniteringl uplcin school graunids, Jlaci itfes where
chile rent ase caret Jkir, ane al h er public fIMaces. lha Town of Land it g has c el erm'iniec tr la t this
Local Law is ncd irconsistend with said Chapter 544 of the Ldw:i oil2005, rem with citheii laws cif
the Slate of New 'C ork ar the laws of I h e Fec era Governrner.d.
A.ri:iale 2. Hurpluse
1Ih a 11u rp,Ic is a all this Luca Ldw is to piionn i the health, sal ety, and welfare aJl the cammu nity
Ilinicludingl the plreservatfoni and pinlecConi ail the llenscins, pliioplerty, Minors, avid chilcreri cif
the Town oil LaMirii anc -Io pnolecl peace and gocid oiideii in the Town, byl regylatingl ant
cant?allingl activities cif eaviairi sex ailferc ens while within the lawn of Lalnsfr€l, and byl
plrovic it€l eni oncemenrl it furtheiiance thereon. Certain activities all sex ailfenic ens are regLllaiec
b A the 91 at e ofl New Yojik and th a Pee eral Gam ernmer it, U u t su ch regulations c o riot pi ieclu c a
fuiither leglislatiani E31 munfiaipla flies. Thus, the Town of Lansing) is seeking) to 9urther callira
Vocal 11a w s in relatf anshrpl to inc iv is u als who i have been cal a€lot iiaed as Item el lwci SE lx
Clfferndeyis ane Memel Tlu ee Sex ClfJleriders. Level Twci Sex Cf1eniders Name been determined byl
the Slate of New Yanik, ar its autharized aplenaies, Ici be a mciderate risk of cammiitt'li ancither
9a xu a crime, anc Level Thy a e SE Ix OJi lent ers h ame Wen d e-1 ermir fed t a bd cif a high risN to
camrWt anot1lan sexual crinrie. Thenefara, Memel lwa SEIx CVlfeniders and Level Thilee SEIx
Cfferideiis pase a 1 hreat I c i the pu lltic s al etj, and it is paramour it 1 hal actiar i be t all en la
safeguaaid ttla health, safety, and welfare of thle commiunity, iriicluc irg the plresarvatfan arc
plra l ea tian of the persons, proplerq, Minors, and childY en of -I h e Town, arc of the Peace anc'
SIc is id circa ii th ereini.
Article 3. Clainf:iat with N ew York Slate or Bederal Ilaws
In the emenil of any canf iat between Fecera.' Ldw, New Yark Slate Uw and this IJocal Law,
Fed eral Ldw sh all NI c eemec plrimaryl, Sl al a Lalw secand ary, arc I his Lacal Ldw i ertf ai y, b ul
oriI to the extent this Local Law is implermis9ibl31 inaanisisleni with stiah fec era or €Itale
Laws. Uness expnessl}l pre-empted, any{ provisions of this Hocal Law thlat are mcire restrictive
or stringlenit Thai any app lliaa b le Ha d eral or Sta i e Law shall 1A avid i ie main enfarae ab le until and
uness declared unenfarceable, uinaanstftttinnal, or innplermissitlle III a cauet ar oihen tribunal
all ccimpletend jurisdictioni.
Article 41. Ccinistru cticin and Ile iliniti orris.
Sect ion 1: Terms arc w c mds u sec herein shall N cc inst ru ed in the sin gulan ov
Flluiial as the candext ac mitt! oii iiecluires.
Section 2: "Clammiunity, Hecreaiionia: Hacilii31" means a flllace, area, structi re,
or ON r praplerq or llaciliq ownee or opleraied bA a €lovernmental emit ar rian-
plrafi 1 cirglaniizatf on u sec b A p la tisans in 1 he community, to carry c iui iiecreatf oval
actly itf es, inalu ding, but not limited -I a, ciu t c oar anc in door i lac:i litf es such as
tennis cauris, swimmingl Flacils, sciccer fielc s, Hockey] Minks, baseball fielc s,
Fllaygraunc s, anc/or similar faailities. "Comrnuruity Recreatfonial Aacility"
specifically includes 1V.yetis Aark, the Myers Flark Maiiinia, Uti dlow'%ille Aark, the
TcFwri basell all anc recne ational ilia ld s alcing Rau to 34, anc the 'Hciwri WqE way
baseball anc necreatianial fielc a near thle Tawri I-figlhwaM Clajage.
Secl ion 3: "Daycare Aacility" means anyl Flrofllarih' licensed By New York Stale
(or anyl County, pIavernmerital, or nriuniciplal subcivisicin ttlenecif) foci the
piiavision of cII& ciri ac ult daylcare, inicluc info without limitatian, Heac Start,
pile-9(i h oal anic after scll col services on fa ailiities, and all plats gj aund s ac jaceni
there o.
Sections 4: A "HacilitN fan Mincuis" means any llaci it) or insFtuticirii regglamly
used foe i t H e to a iningl enl erl ainm a nt, iiecreat iani, care or treatment of Mir c cos
whia clue or mare Minons are ps it!ens, iriialuc irig, but not limitec to, Daylcare
Hacilitf a s anc EIti comer or ath er c ay on av ern'igh-I camps and camplgrou r id s,
ina lu ding bu i nai limited la y 1V CIA Camplgl ou nd s, YWCA Camplgjiau nd s, Girl
Scaut Camp Iglou nd s, Hoy Scau 11 Camp grau nc s, and the like.
'lactian5: "House of Warsh'p" rrieans arij FlraIllarihes owned By any New
Yark 9-late i ie gijsi erect cli anitab le onganizati cin aim iieligi cius amporaCon t s ed cir
utilized far plrayler, mecitatfan, aelabiiataryl on mass services, and/cm communion
witli niattre or any orie or mare deities, including but not limitec to cburahes,
syriagagues, lemplles, shrines, a Pic the like.
[lecticin 6: "Revel Two Sdx Chlerider" meansi ill) a peiison who is designated as
a level two sex oilferic en plu rs u ar it to Artf cle 6-Cl oil tr la Cc irrea Cc in Ldw oil the
Slate oll New Yark; oii Q,'IJ a plersan classified as a level to o sex ciffe Pic an by{ the
Hoard all M iaminers cif Sdx 011enc ers, oil 113) any{ plc tison adjudicated as a level
two sex oll€enc er by any cciurt oil the State all New )aiik, cir 0', anyi plersan listec
as a level to o sex afllePider oni the New Yark Stale Registry of sex alfenc eiis, an ib
equ iva a nit. All noni-resit a Pits of tt le Slate ail New Yark thal are replu it led t o
i iegist er as a sax c ifJlend er in their jul its dictf on all vesiderice a3 i c omicile sli all a so
b e deerned "Level Tw o SEIx OElenc ers" u Pic a ii thf s Local Law, u mess Pie-classi fiec
in ana-lber alass by the 91ate of New Yor1l.
Section 7: "Ilew l Three Sdx C fflenider" mearis Q"I; a pensc in wh a is desigga l ec
as a level three sex ailferideii plurisuand to A lticle 6-CI cud the Clanectfori Ldw cif toe
Slate of new Ycirk; aii ('di) a Person alassifiec as a level three sex oilfenc en byl the
Aciarc oil l lxaminens ail Sflx Colanders, ar (3� any plersan ac juc icaiec as a level
three sex cifllender byl anyl aourt oil the EItale oll New York, on Q4; anyi person listec
as a level three sex off'lenider an the New Ycir1l Slate Regijstry oil sex oilfenc aris, oil
its equivalant.
Seci:iani 8: "1V inar" shall rnean any plersan unde7i 18 ylears c1c .
SecFani9: "Pejunit" shall mean a c ate anc time soleadis written auihaiiization
an Clot ri Ord er, stating that a sex afilend er may in, ender upon, pass thu au flh, or
applrciach any speciilicaIN icendifiec Pnobibited Area, whO authatizatfan shall
tl a issu ed and signed b y any sex alfenic a ri's Arab ation C fJllicer an by a Cau Pity or
Suplreme Count ju dgle in Tarriplk ins Cau nitN.
'lediuni10: "PjioWHitec Ailea" means, is a Ldvel Two Sex CVlfenceii an Revel
Three SElx CVlfen idea, ar iyl Scl-1 ual Gric iu mid s, Special He u cat ianial Hacility, House cif
VMcirshfpl, DaMcare Facility, Canununity Recreational Facility, or any{ other
Aaci iq kir Minims.
Sectic in 11: "Sd oal Grit iu r id s" sH a l mean any{ ay ea it, under, aveii, cir i, or
within any tluildin gi structuuie, athletic playing field, pllaygrounc on land
aon rl a iPied within I H e 3 ieal pnoFlerq b aunidary lime ail a fllu H lic cir private nursery{
sahaal, kindergarten, f1lie-sahao:l ilaciliq, Head Eltart teaching on dayaase ilaciaty,
elerrienl aryl scH oal, parochial s<ihac il, in t ei imedial a school, junior W gIh scH ool,
vocatfana sahaol, special ecucalion center cir facility, Bciarc all Cloofllaliative
Ec ucatf on Services ilaciliq, cir higl l sahciol. "Schaal Grac nic s" shall also inclu d e
all lanes anc aiieas within 1,000 ileel all any area, structure am plropenty desarilAd
in the imn le d iately puieaedir igl senrl a nice. "Schacil Guiou nd s" sh a 1 also include any
school busses of i c ith er vehicles, sahoc it tl u s stapls and their imrr iediat a v ici in'ity,
any ay ea where any s a h aol bus (Icir of hen sah cioI vela icle) laac s ar unloads any
Minors, a Pic all sch c iol cuiass walks and their i nur ed iate v icinitf e s.
cleat iorni lI "EIpecial Hd a as t oval Hacilitj" mean:i 11: any Iacatian a nic/or
faaility wheiia any plhysically ar menitallN liancicappled an impairec persons
wouik, are trained, carec for and/aui aduaatec, aui 12' any) home, residential aenler,
cir ncin-residential mender used kir the delenton, suplervinori, edueatan, anic/cir
training of any plersons urider ttla age oil 21 who Have Wen ❑oluntariy or
invalurtarilyl adjudicated or otherwise cealaned or cetermaned to be juvenile
c elinquents cir persons in need cif supervision.
cleaticinilI "Town" stlall mean the '&iwPi cif Lansing, as locatec in TompIlins
Cau Pity.. N ew y aiik.
A,rticlle S Res tristiunis AppllicallIe Tci Certairi Sean C ilferiders
Section 1: 1 eve] Twa Sdx Cfferidens ant Le-v el Thu ee Sex Cilfendens are Heiieby
Flrc ihib itec frc rn r iesidi r igl w it hin 1,000 Meet of the b c iu r id ary limes cif eacli anic any
ail IN ikdlowirig: Sclioal Giiciurids, a House ail Warshig, a Commiunity
hleareatiar is 1 Facility, a Daycare Hacility, a clpeaial Hdu aaticin Aacility, and any
crl h en Aaci itN ikisi Miniars, un ess granted a Bermil Flu iisu and I a the requ iuiement s
cut tliis Local Law.
Ilection 2: I eve 171wa Sdx Clfenic ens and Level Three S(IX ClffePic wis are lierebj
prohibited hiam being) pil lsically plresenl within 1,000 feet ail the bcunc ary lines
ail aaah and any ail the fallawingl: Sdhciol Grounc s, a House ad Womflipl, a
Camrr iunity Recneati c inal HaciIi ty, a DaNaane Ha a ility, a EIpea ial Ed a ma t an Hacili q,
and any tither Ilacility kir Minors, unless gianiled a Permit plursuant to the
nequ iremenits al I his Vocal Baw.
Section 3: Ilevel'Ilwa Sdx Cffanc a2is and Level Three SEIx CulfePic ens are Hereb}l
plrahib it e d from observing, pH of ographf Pig, an i iecc iiidir g in any manned the
mciverriends of vehfclas, fllauisans, on Mincirs at eacih and any) oil the dollawingl:
School Grauncs, a Hause of Warshifll, a Conmiunity Recreatfonal AacUity, a
Daycare Aaci ity, a Special Ec ucation Faaility, and any ather Flaci:Iity for Mir elms.
Sect:i an 4: Hacli Ilev e 1 Two i Sex C Ifdenider and Dev el Three Sdx C Iffender mu sl
puiav ide aaah Sd h oal Gnc iu nd, House oil Warship, Commie nity Becreatono
Faaility, Daycare Haaility, Clplecial Hdu cation Haaility, anc each atheii Haciity iloji
Miniars with a copy a l their Aermlt fllaiioji to beingl present in arij Arahfbile d Area.
ArIllcle 6 1 ermi-ls
Sect oni 1: Permits may only Le ob tair ed from either tr a sex off(I Pica 2i's
Pnobatian OJlfiaen cui a Judge oil the Courity cir 9uplreme Cauuit it Tompkins
Cciunity.
cledioni 2: Each Palimat must be reniewec annually. Where puiaatical to so
slate, eaah Kermit shall only bd granted ibn splecifiec tarries, c ates, ever ls, and
locations. He iii example, a Hermil 1 H at recites t li at is it granted iloi i 1 H e pluuiplose cis
allowing the delivery all a dependent cih:ld la a sch aol u pcin each scH ool c ay
morning sh a 1 Le a su fllicie nil sf lfi a ii icatiani all tin ies, dales, eu a ni s, and loca fans.
flecticin 3: Hermiis may anly be garded wHen reasaniably r:iecessm3l cir wHen
iiaasoniatlly tailarec is allow the exejicise oil lawlhzl canstitutfana ly piioiecied
act ivitf a s.
Slectian4: Hermits allow pimenea in P:iohfbiied Aileas anly Jkir so long as is
masonalily niecessamy is aacompllish the Fllurplases foil which the Hermit is grantec,
arid. c o Plat plermii JA; piieseriae at any olhen times, aii QBI) laiteiiin€I•
Section 5: Hermits maN be graritec only kir glciod cause stlown. In decic inEl
w li et h er i c i issu a ai i applrave any Pejimit, tr le Pnob ationi C Idilicer ar ]u d€le mam
inquire cif such irdimkuals, grciupls, aglericies, oii instfhtion.s as a-je deemec
desirable it of ider i o d eta amine w het H er the sex oiJlfe nc a ii's pi tap Ic ised access 1 a an
near any Hrahibited Aka is iieascinably neaessary ar faii a aonstf to tiarnally
plralecta d purpose.
Section 6: 11 sha 1 be plresumpltivelM reasariable akin a sex o fenc eii to seell a
Permit in ilie ilollowirgl circumstanaes: i1A) io attenc any educiatkinal aaurse oil
facility; (H� i o plicN-u p ar c ziopl c ifll any deplend eni Minor Ilan- ly ma rrillx n oil
deplenceni al anN ecucatiarial Jac.iliq where na o1Her iieascinable tran_<ifllariatfani
oplticinsi are availatlle; I1C� to allaw a sex offender 1ci vate, pletitfarn gavenunent lbzi
a redness of grieuanaas, ail engage iri ottleii lawilul constitutforia aativitfes Thal are
guararrteec by 1 h e Canstitutf ons cif i tl a Un iitec Stales oil the EItat e c 11 N a w Yarl , (in
for which cansftutfana riflhis aiie caddied cir memarial:ized bM the slahtes nil
regulatians of the 91ate all New YorN anc Jar the Uruitec Sia-les.
Arftla 7 Hmergeneies acid Hawfut Travel; Himiied Hemnit Falemiptfainis
Ldvel `Hwa Sdx ClfJlerideis and Revel 7hrQ(i Sex allfenicers may lawfully enrlaii inici ar upari
f1rcihib ited Areas: JA; Jlor Iona fide medical ema n€la ricies th a-1 re91u iiie imrriied iate ati entian, so
long as they iiemclve themsielves immecialely when such emergleriq stbsices or emerglencM
medical care h i F Irc ivic ed; (H] 1 o enigagle it i law f u I b u siniess al a federal, s-1 ate, oil lacal eau ril ar
gavernmienl al agency, sa ling as they remav e 1 hem-selves pi iorriplt ly w he ni such bus it ess is
eariclud ed; cir (C) to travel ti p an a public tl igH w aN kir lawllnl reasons anc w ith ourl ar i]
Flreiextua an pllannec stafls within ani31 Pjiahfbited Area.
Article 8 Na Restridicmis
Nath'ngl within this Docal L,dw shall bE ccinstrued as nestriatinig any lawftl canditiciri cd
supervision ar plraliatian Iliat may be implasec uplon any senteruaed or la-be-senitericec sex
oJlfenic er.
Article 9 Enf circement
Secticin1: Al provisions of New YorN law fleneiially applliaable io
misdemeancirs sh all aplplN to any crimir al misdemeanor pliioceedir g b rou gli t
unc er th's Antiale, and/exaeplt 111 a t each and any misc emeanar is a nitifi ed Herein
shall be c eemec an i niclassilhed mist emeariaii.
Slectian2: Arty peiison ttlat vicdales anN of the pinavisicins of th1s Vocal LAw
shall be (A, gyilq cal an uniclassifiec rnisdemeanar anc subject 1ci a ciiiminial Jlina
all nat mare than $],000.00 and/or a peiflac of it carcenati c in niat la exceed (0
d al s, ai i QH) su b jec-1 to a civil perialty c it r tot more i H a ni$2500.0 0 i c i be iiecavened UN
tLe Tciwn in a civil acliari. Haah day that a vicilatian of this Vocal Law oaaurs cr
aor:itinues shall bd deemec a sepaiiate ciiiminial ciii civil �iialatian all this Hocal Law.
Section 3: Hacli and all remedies anc ri€lhis plravided urider this Racal Law
shall be a u mu latii e. `IDi a Taw n's pursuit all ar 3i one righ 1 ar remed N daes ncd
efJleci a waiver an an elect ion ail eemec ies, and the Town may 1 h ere al I er plu rsu e
on cordir ue to pit in a any c it h er rif lh i ar ren led 31 ii may have it law, equ ity, oil
admit ial q. The`Dowr i maN aIs a main 1 ain actf ons ain proceed ingls it the name c if tf e
Towr it a aouri of compelent jurisc iat-ior to (A, camplel earrgAiariae with cir
iie,,train by injun(itiani tha vialatfon ail a.nN plrciN ision on requirement cal thi: Lodal
Ldw, and/on @1 la evict oii seen forcible rerrKival of any person in viclatfon cil this
Lodal Ldw.
Ilecticin 4: A pj iesu nription oll ev is a n ce and/or law shall apply I o a 1
plroceecin€ls bnouglhi underi thls IJcica Ldw such that any ind:ivicual whase name
it list ec In tt le 1\a w ) ark 91 ate Sdx Offenc ers Registry, or its a qlu iv a]eni, as a
Ilea e 1 Two Sdx C hlend er an a Lem el Three Sdx C Henid er, as aplpllicab le, is, fon
Flunpases all this 11aaal Ldw, a Ilemal 'Hwo SElx Clfilender or a Deuel Three SElx
Clfenic a ji, as applliaa ble.
Article 10. [lavingls Clause.
If any alau se, sentence, paragraph, s ecticini or pant o1 thts local Law shalt be a dju d€led by anM
cau nt cul cc irripei enit ju risc iati c n I c i b e invalid, su ctl ju c gmenrl shall nat afileci, in pair ar iri ival ida]e
the rerria inidey 1 h ereof, b ut s hal l be confinec iri i its op le ratiar i i o i he clau s e, s e nit enae, 1 ajagl ap li,
sea ti c in c it par] thereof, directly inv c Iv ec in tt la a an itrov ers y in which such juc grq eni shall have
been iienc erec .
Arl:inle 11. Dimi]atiani cif Liabi"IRN.
The "flawri shall not be .liable or nesplonsible Jlorl any irjur}I to civi: cir dfien riglhts, irquries la
plersons, on it juq or damage la i plropeiity, due la tf a 79owr is a a ticins, on alai to as la ast, unc a ii oii
plursuanl to this 11oaal Ldw, unless it is pnoveni to a reasanailile cegree of ceidainty thrlt such irjur}l
or damage was scileIN cau sec By a w illhll oii it to nitf c inal as t oil t1 le Mnvn, except that t1 le 7k wr i
rriain td ins all immunities frorri liab i ity as set Jk firth ar nefe renced it § 16$-11 Atha Clori ecta an Ldw ail
tx le Sta i e of N ew Yc iik as niow exists or asi h ei ieafi er am end ec.
Art:iafe 121. Hffe4live Date.
`phis Local Law shall tal'le eJlfact imrr ediately ufllan Ailing) with the 011iae ail tlla New York "'Itaile
SElciiatary cif Ell ate.