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New York Top Court Invalidates Local Laws Restricting Sex Offender Residency

By Christopher Zoukis

The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that efforts by local governments to restrict where sex offenders may reside in New York are preempted by state law, rendering them invalid.

The court considered Nassau County Local Law 4, which prohibited registered sex offenders from residing within ...

 

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