§ 168-a. Definitions. As used in this article, the following\ndefinitions apply:\n 1. "Sex offender" includes any person who is convicted of any of the\noffenses set forth in subdivision two or three of this section.\nConvictions that result from or are connected with the same act, or\nresult from offenses committed at the same time, shall be counted for\nthe purpose of this article as one conviction. Any conviction set aside\npursuant to law is not a conviction for purposes of this article.\n 2. "Sex offense" means: (a) (i) a conviction of or a conviction for\nan attempt to commit any of the provisions of sections 120.70, 130.20,\n130.25, 130.30, former section 130.40, former section 130.45, sections\n130.60, 230.34, 230.34-a, 250.50, 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27 or article\ntwo hundred sixty-three of the penal law, or section 135.05, 135.10,\n135.20 or 135.25 of such law relating to kidnapping offenses, provided\nthe victim of such kidnapping or related offense is less than seventeen\nyears old and the offender is not the parent of the victim, or section\n230.04, where the person patronized is in fact less than seventeen years\nof age, 230.05, 230.06, 230.11, 230.12, 230.13, subdivision two of\nsection 230.30, section 230.32, 230.33, or 230.34 of the penal law, or\nsection 230.25 of the penal law where the person prostituted is in fact\nless than seventeen years old, or (ii) a conviction of or a conviction\nfor an attempt to commit any of the provisions of section 235.22 of the\npenal law, or (iii) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to\ncommit any provisions of the foregoing sections committed or attempted\nas a hate crime defined in section 485.05 of the penal law or as a crime\nof terrorism defined in section 490.25 of such law or as a sexually\nmotivated felony defined in section 130.91 of such law; or\n (b) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of\nthe provisions of section 130.52 or 130.55 of the penal law, provided\nthe victim of such offense is less than eighteen years of age; or\n (c) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of\nthe provisions of section 130.52 or 130.55 of the penal law regardless\nof the age of the victim and the offender has previously been convicted\nof: (i) a sex offense defined in this article, (ii) a sexually violent\noffense defined in this article, or (iii) any of the provisions of\nsection 130.52 or 130.55 of the penal law, or an attempt thereof; or\n (d) a conviction of (i) an offense in any other jurisdiction which\nincludes all of the essential elements of any such crime provided for in\nparagraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subdivision or (ii) a felony in any\nother jurisdiction for which the offender is required to register as a\nsex offender in the jurisdiction in which the conviction occurred or,\n(iii) any of the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 2251, 18 U.S.C. 2251A, 18\nU.S.C. 2252, 18 U.S.C. 2252A, 18 U.S.C. 2260, 18 U.S.C. 2422(b), 18\nU.S.C. 2423, or 18 U.S.C. 2425, provided that the elements of such crime\nof conviction are substantially the same as those which are a part of\nsuch offense as of the date on which this subparagraph takes effect.\n (e) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of\nthe provisions of subdivision two, three or four of section 250.45 of\nthe penal law, unless upon motion by the defendant, the trial court,\nhaving regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime and to the\nhistory and character of the defendant, is of the opinion that\nregistration would be unduly harsh and inappropriate.\n 3. "Sexually violent offense" means: (a) (i) a conviction of or a\nconviction for an attempt to commit any of the provisions of section\n130.35, former section 130.50, sections 130.65, 130.66, 130.67, 130.70,\n130.75, 130.80, 130.95 and 130.96 of the penal law, or (ii) a conviction\nof or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of the provisions of\nsections 130.53, 130.65-a and 130.90 of the
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