Bill > A00552

This bill amends the New York penal law to expand the definition of criminal trespass in the second degree by adding a new provision that specifically targets sex offenders who are registered under correction law. The bill extends criminal trespass to include situations where a registered sex offender (level two or three) knowingly enters or remains in a transit facility or transportation facility without authorization, in addition to the existing prohibitions about entering schools where their victim attends or attended. These transit and transportation facilities are specifically defined in sections twelve hundred and twelve hundred sixty-one of the public authorities law. The bill provides several exceptions to this trespass prohibition, such as being a lawful student, participating in a school-sponsored event, being a parent attending a child's event, voting at a designated polling place, or entering with authorization from the facility's administrator. The legislation will take effect on the first day of November following its passage into law, providing a clear timeline for implementation of these new restrictions on registered sex offenders' movements in public transit and transportation spaces.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A552