New York Laws
Article 12 - Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives
243 - Supervision of Administration of Local Probation and Correctional Alternatives.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, probation departments
conducting investigations ordered by a court, for purposes of
determining custody, adoption, visitation, or guardianship shall have
access to criminal history records maintained by state law enforcement
agencies for criminal justice purposes.
4. The office shall recommend to the commissioner rules and
regulations which shall include guidelines and procedures on the
placement of sex offenders designated as level two or level three
offenders pursuant to article six-C of the correction law. Such
regulations shall instruct local probation departments to consider
certain factors when investigating and approving the residence of level
two or level three sex offenders sentenced to a period of probation.
Such factors shall include the following:
(a) the location of other sex offenders required to register under the
sex offender registration act, specifically whether there is a
concentration of registered sex offenders in a certain residential area
or municipality;
(b) the number of registered sex offenders residing at a particular
property;
(c) the proximity of entities with vulnerable populations;
(d) accessibility to family members, friends or other supportive
services, including but not limited to locally available sex offender
treatment programs with preference for placement of such individuals
into programs that have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing sex
offender recidivism and increasing public safety; and
(e) the availability of permanent, stable housing in order to reduce
the likelihood that such offenders will be transient.

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