[Adopted 11-21-2006 by Res. No. 1241-2006 (Ch. 775, Art. II, of the 1985 Code)]
It shall be the policy of the County of Suffolk to notify the victims of registered sex offenders when a registered sex offender absconds from the supervision of the Department of Probation.
Notification will be made to the victim's next-of-kin, or guardian, if the victim is a minor or lacks legal capacity.
The Department of Probation shall implement this policy and notify victims, verbally and in writing, when a sex offender absconds, as soon as practicable.
The Director of the Department of Probation is authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this policy.