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THE STATUTE PROHIBITING SEX OFFENDERS ON PAROLE FROM BEING WITHIN 1000 FEET OF SCHOOL GROUNDS APPLIES TO YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS (CT APP). ​

The Court of Appeals, reversing the appellate division, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Halligan, determined the statute prohibiting a sex offender on parole from being within 1000 feet of school grounds applies to youthful offenders:

The Sexual Assault Reform Act (SARA) imposes a mandatory restriction prohibiting a person who is “serving a sentence” for an enumerated offense against a minor victim and is released on parole from coming within 1,000 feet of school grounds (see Executive Law § 259-c [14] …). The question presented in this appeal is whether that restriction applies to youthful offenders. We hold that it does.

Petitioner pleaded guilty to the attempted second-degree rape of a 13-year-old victim … . Petitioner was 18 years old at the time of the offense and was adjudicated a youthful offender … . He was initially sentenced to a 10-year period of probation, but after violating the terms of his probation, he was resentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment. The Board of Parole granted petitioner an open date (that is, the earliest possible release date) of August 2018, subject to numerous conditions of release. As relevant here, petitioner was required to abide by SARA’s school grounds condition and thus would not be released until he identified a SARA-compliant residence. Unable to obtain suitable housing, petitioner remained imprisoned. * * *

The purpose of the school grounds condition is to bar offenders who pose the “highest risk to children” from entering school grounds … . Certainly, someone accorded youthful offender status can fall into this category. While we appreciate that the consequences of imposing the school grounds condition may be severe, the legislature has authorized the imposition of other long-term consequences, such as a lengthy probationary term, on youthful offenders … . And once the youthful offender serves their sentence, the school grounds condition is lifted and the youthful offender will receive the “fresh start” provided to them by statute … . People v Superintendent, Livingston Corr. Facility, 2023 NY Slip Op 03298, CtApp 6-15-23

Practice Point: The statute prohibiting sex offenders on parole from being within 1000 feet of school grounds applies to youthful offenders.

 

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