168-Q - Subdirectory; internet posting.

§  168-q.  Subdirectory;  internet  posting.  1.  The  division  shall  maintain a subdirectory of  level  two  and  three  sex  offenders.  The  subdirectory  shall include the exact address, address of the offender's  place of employment and photograph of the sex offender  along  with  the  following information, if available: name, physical description, age and  distinctive   markings.   Background   information   including  the  sex  offender's crime of conviction,  modus  of  operation,  type  of  victim  targeted, the name and address of any institution of higher education at  which  the sex offender is enrolled, attends, is employed or resides and  a description of special conditions imposed on the  sex  offender  shall  also  be  included.  The  subdirectory  shall have sex offender listings  categorized by county and zip code. A copy  of  the  subdirectory  shall  annually  be  distributed  to  the offices of local village, town, city,  county or state law enforcement agencies for purposes of public  access.  The  division  shall  distribute monthly updates to the offices of local  village, town, city,  county  or  state  law  enforcement  agencies  for  purposes  of public access. Such departments shall require that a person  in  writing  provide  their  name  and  address  prior  to  viewing  the  subdirectory.  Any  information  identifying  the  victim by name, birth  date, address or relation to the sex offender shall be excluded from the  subdirectory distributed for purposes of public access. The subdirectory  provided for herein shall be updated monthly to maintain its  efficiency  and usefulness and shall be computer accessible. Such subdirectory shall  be  made  available  at  all  times  on  the  internet  via the division  homepage. Any person may apply to  the  division  to  receive  automated  e-mail notifications whenever a new or updated subdirectory registration  occurs in a geographic area specified by such person. The division shall  furnish  such  service  at  no  charge to such person, who shall request  e-mail notification by county and/or zip code  on  forms  developed  and  provided  by  the  division.  E-mail  notification  is  limited to three  geographic areas per e-mail account.    2. Any person who uses information disclosed pursuant to this  section  in  violation  of the law shall in addition to any other penalty or fine  imposed, be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars  and  not  more than one thousand dollars. Unauthorized removal or duplication  of the subdirectory from the offices of local, village  or  city  police  department  shall  be  punishable  by  a fine not to exceed one thousand  dollars. In addition, the attorney general, any  district  attorney,  or  any  person  aggrieved  is  authorized  to  bring  a civil action in the  appropriate court requesting preventive relief, including an application  for a permanent or temporary injunction,  restraining  order,  or  other  order  against  the  person  or  group  of  persons responsible for such  action. The  foregoing  remedies  shall  be  independent  of  any  other  remedies or procedures that may be available to an aggrieved party under  other provisions of law.