[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Glen Cove 3-13-2007
by L.L. No. 1-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall be defined
as follows:
The Chief of the Glen Cove Police Department.
Any child-care arrangement, public, private or parochial child-care
center, school-age child-care program, day nursery school, kindergarten, play
school or other similar school or service operating pursuant to authorization,
license or permit of the State of New York, County of Nassau or City of Glen
Cove; any facility that provides child-care services as defined in § 410-p
of the New York State Social Services Law; or any child day-care center as
defined in § 390 of the New York State Social Services Law. The
definition of child day-care center applies whether or not care is given for
compensation, but does not include child day-care centers located in private
dwellings and multiple-dwelling units.
The City of Glen Cove.
A person’s true, fixed, permanent home or fixed place of habitation.
Any community group, organization, association, or other organized
collection of people whose members are potential targets of a sex offender.
A sex offender determined by the New York State Board of Examiners
of Sex Offenders to pose a low risk of recidivism.
A sex offender determined by the New York State Board of Examiners
of Sex Offenders to pose a moderate risk of recidivism.
A sex offender determined by the New York State Board of Examiners
of Sex Offenders to pose a high risk of recidivism.
Any park preserve, playground, athletic field, golf course, swimming
pool, or each operated by New York State, Nassau County or the City of Glen
Cove.
A person who has been classified as a Level I, Level II or Level
III sex offender and who is required to register with the New York State Division
of Criminal Justice Services, or other agency having jurisdiction, pursuant
to the provisions of Article 6-C of SORA, whether or not the sex offender
has actually registered in compliance with the law or order of a court of
competent jurisdiction.
The place where a person sleeps, which may include more than one
location, and may be mobile or transitory.
A public, private or parochial elementary or secondary school, including
a middle school, junior high school, high school or Board of Cooperative Educational
Services (BOCES) school, but not including a college, a university, a privately
owned trade/vocational school or a home school.
The New York State Sex Offender Registration Act.
It shall be unlawful for any registered sex offender to establish a
residence or domicile where the property line of such residence or domicile
lies within:
A.Â
Each registered sex offender residing within the City shall be
notified in writing by the Chief of the prohibitions applicable to such offender
under this chapter.
B.Â
Any registered sex offender who has established a residence or domicile prohibited by this chapter shall relocate such residence or domicile within 60 days following receipt of written notice pursuant to Subsection A of this section. Failure to relocate such residence or domicile to one that is permitted under this chapter in a timely manner shall constitute a violation of § 226-2.
The residency restriction of § 226-2 shall not apply to registered sex offenders who have established residences or domiciles prior to the effective date of this chapter.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to impose any civil or criminal
liability upon or to give rise to a cause of action against any official,
employee or agency of the City for failing to act in accordance with this
chapter.
