The Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) was passed in 1996.
This piece of legislation was added into the Corrections Law of New York State and covers
those offenders who have been convicted of certain crimes (sex offenses).
SORA requires Registered Sex Offenders to keep local law enforcement
agencies and the Division of Criminal Justice Services informed of their current
address and provides penalties for the failure to do so. SORA also allows local
 Police Departments to notify the community about some of these offenders.

For a more detailed description of SORA visit the
 N.Y.S DCJS Sex Offender Registry Information site:
www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us/nsor/index.htm
 

• New Law Expands Availability of Sex Offender Information. On June 23, 2006 the Governor signed into law legislation
  which increases the amount of  information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders as follows:
   

• All level 2 sex offenders will now be included in the Subdirectory on the Division of Criminal Justice Services'
  public website, in addition to  level 3 offenders who have been listed in the website's Subdirectory since 2000 .
  The exact residence addresses of level 2 offenders and employment addresses, if available, will be listed.
  The 8,500 level 2 offenders will be posted on the DCJS public website by mid-July.
   

• Prior to this new law, law enforcement could not provide community notification on level 1 offenders.
  Law enforcement agencies now will be able to provide community notification regarding level 1 offenders,
  similar to what is currently allowed for level 2 offenders. Information that now can be provided by law enforcement
  on both level 1 and level 2 offenders includes a name, photograph, approximate address by zip code,
  offense description and special probation or parole conditions. DCJS is currently updating the
  Community Notification Guidelines which are posted in the Sex Offender Registry suite on eJusticeNY
   

• Callers to the 800 Information Line operated by the Division of Criminal Justice Services now may obtain
  the same information regarding a level 1 offender that they previously were able to obtain regarding a level 2 offender.
  Such information includes confirmation that an individual is a registered sex offender, offense description,
  approximate address by zip code and special probation or parole conditions.
   

 and the danger the offender poses to the community.
 Because the risk level reflects factors unique to a particular sex offender,
 offenders convicted of the same offense may receive different risk levels.

The court may assign one of the following three risk levels.
 The risk level governs the amount and type of information which can be released as

Community Notification

 (Note: In the interim period between registration and the risk level hearing,
 the offender's risk level may be referred to as "pending" and information
 about the offender may only be released in accordance with the standards for a low risk offender).

Level 1 (low risk of repeat offense)
Level 2 (moderate risk of repeat offense)
Level 3 (high risk of repeat offense and a threat to public safety exists).

It is important to remember that many sex crimes (especially crimes against children) go unreported.
Of the cases that are reported, many cannot be prosecuted for a variety of reasons.
Although SORA is a powerful tool for making communities safer, it only provides information
on a small population of all potential sex offenders living in the community.
Do not infer a false sense of security from the limited information contained in
any notifications about sex offenders living in your community.

If you are a parent, you should always know, and feel comfortable with,
any person who has unsupervised access to your child.
Never assume  that because someone you know is not on a list of known sex offenders
that there is nothing to worry about.
Trust - your – Instincts!

Follow this link to view: Town of Blooming Grove Level 1 Sex Offenders
Follow this link to view: Town of Blooming Grove Level 2 Sex Offenders
Follow this link to view: Town of Blooming Grove Level 3 Sex Offenders