Article: NEW YORK STATE SENATE PASSES LIFETIME REGISTRATION FOR SEX OFFENDERS

New York State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr., R-Merrick (8th District), issued the following news release:

Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) announced today that the Senate has acted on legislation that would strengthen Megan's Law by mandating lifetime registration for convicted sex offenders. This prompt action was necessary due to the fact that over 220 sex offenders will be dropping off the New York State sex offender registry by the end of January and more than 3,500 will be purged from the statewide registry by the end of the year due to a provision in the original law.

Passed overwhelmingly in the Senate, this legislation now needs approval in the New York State ...

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