§ 168-k. Registration for change of address from another state. 1. A\nsex offender who has been convicted of an offense which requires\nregistration under paragraph (d) of subdivision two or paragraph (b) of\nsubdivision three of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article\nshall notify the division of the new address no later than ten calendar\ndays after such sex offender establishes residence in this state.\n 2. The division shall advise the board that the sex offender has\nestablished residence in this state. The board shall determine whether\nthe sex offender is required to register with the division. If it is\ndetermined that the sex offender is required to register, the division\nshall notify the sex offender of his or her duty to register under this\narticle and shall require the sex offender to sign a form as may be\nrequired by the division acknowledging that the duty to register and the\nprocedure for registration has been explained to the sex offender. The\ndivision shall obtain on such form the address where the sex offender\nexpects to reside within the state and the sex offender shall retain one\ncopy of the form and send two copies to the division which shall provide\nthe information to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction where\nthe sex offender expects to reside within this state. No later than\nthirty days prior to the board making a recommendation, the sex offender\nshall be notified that his or her case is under review and that he or\nshe is permitted to submit to the board any information relevant to the\nreview. After reviewing any information obtained, and applying the\nguidelines established in subdivision five of section one hundred\nsixty-eight-l of this article, the board shall within sixty calendar\ndays make a recommendation regarding the level of notification pursuant\nto subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this article\nand whether such sex offender shall be designated a sexual predator,\nsexually violent offender, or predicate sex offender as defined in\nsubdivision seven of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of this article.\nThis recommendation shall be confidential and shall not be available for\npublic inspection. It shall be submitted by the board to the county\ncourt or supreme court and to the district attorney in the county of\nresidence of the sex offender and to the sex offender. It shall be the\nduty of the county court or supreme court in the county of residence of\nthe sex offender, applying the guidelines established in subdivision\nfive of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of this article, to determine\nthe level of notification pursuant to subdivision six of section one\nhundred sixty-eight-l of this article and whether such sex offender\nshall be designated a sexual predator, sexually violent offender, or\npredicate sex offender as defined in subdivision seven of section one\nhundred sixty-eight-a of this article. At least thirty days prior to the\ndetermination proceeding, such court shall notify the district attorney\nand the sex offender, in writing, of the date of the determination\nproceeding and the court shall also provide the district attorney and\nsex offender with a copy of the recommendation received from the board\nand any statement of the reasons for the recommendation received from\nthe board. This notice shall include the following statement or a\nsubstantially similar statement: "This proceeding is being held to\ndetermine whether you will be classified as a level 3 offender (risk of\nrepeat offense is high), a level 2 offender (risk of repeat offense is\nmoderate), or a level 1 offender (risk of repeat offense is low), or\nwhether you will be designated as a sexual predator, a sexually violent\noffender or a predicate sex offender, which will determine how long you\nmust register as a sex offender and how much information can be provided\nto the public concerning your registration. If you fail to appear at\nthis proceeding, w
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