LL 06 Hotel & Motel Reg. Sex Offender Occupancy License Law STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ONE COMMERCE PLAZA
DAVID A. PATERSON 99 WASHINGTON AVENUE LORRAINE A. CORTES-VAZQVEZ
GOVERNOR ALBANY, NY 1 2231-0001 SECRETARY OF STATE
April 26, 2010
Karen A O'Brien r
Deputy Town clerk 1
742 Bay Road
Queensbury NY 12804-5902
RE: Town of Queensbury, Local Law 5, 6 & 7,2010, filed on April 26,2010
Dear Sir/Madam:
The above referenced material was received and filed by this office as indicated.
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Darleen Dougher
From: Dave Hatin
Sent: Wednesday, May 26_2010 9:08 AM
To: Queensbury Town Supervisor Dan Stec;Town Board; Darleen Dougher
Subject: Sex Offenders
I verified all sex offenders have vacated all Queensbury Hotels/Motels and I have also signed up for emails alerts for the
addresses of these Hotel/Motels commonly frequented by sex offenders so we can be notified if those addresses are
used by them.
Should make tracking them much easier if the email alert system works.
I will periodically check the registry and with Warren County Officer Paul Wells to verify locations
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GENERAL REFERENCES
§44-1 Purpose and.intent.
It is the purpose and intent of this Local Law to promote the public health, safety and general
welfare of the guests of Hotels and Motels located within the Town and that of the general
citizenry of the Town.
§ 44 2 Definitions.
As used in this Local Law, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.
HIGH MANAGERIAL AGENT
The same meaning as set forth in New Yprk State Penal Law §20.20, and in addition, means a
member of a limited liability company or"any other agent in a position of comparable authority
with respect to the formulation of corporate policy or the supervision in a managerial capacity of
subordinate employees.
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HOTEL or MOTEL
Any Tourist Accommodation or Housekeeping Cottage as defined in the Zoning Ordinance of
the Town of Queensbury, and any other inn, tourist home, trailer park, trailer camp, boarding
house, rooming house, halfway house, rehabilitation facility, prison transitional facility, or any
other structure, building or part of a building used in the business of renting rooms, individual or
several, or similar establishment where sleeping accommodations are furnished for pay to guests,
lodgers, tourists, transients or travelers, whether meals are served therein or not to such guests,
lodgers, tourists, transients or travelers, intending to include but not be limited to all of those
facilities described in New York State General Business Law §204.
LICENSE
A Registered Sex Offender Occupancy License issued under this Local Law.
LICENSED PREMISES
Includes the Hotel or Motel as defined above, together with all other real property and
improvements appurtenant thereto, owned or leased by the Licensee or one (1) or more of its
officers, directors, shareholders,partners or other principals.
LICENSEE
The holder of the License to conduct such Hotel or Motel business.
PERSON
Includes an individual, or any firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or
association of persons or entity of any kind.
REGISTER
The register required to be maintained under §44-11 of this Local Law and New York State
General Business Law §204.
REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
A person who has been convicted of a violation of a sexual offense, as defined by the New York
State Penal Law or Federal law, and who has received a Level Two (2) or Three (3) designation
as described in New York State Correction Law Article 6-C or under any other State or Federal
law which would require that individual to register as a sex offender under such respective State
or Federal law.
Unless specifically defined above, all terms used in this Local Law shall be interpreted to give
them the meanings they have in common usage and to give this Local Law its most reasonable
application.
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§44-3 License required.
No person shall engage in the business of owning or operating an establishment as defined in
§44-2, i.e., rooming, tourist house, tourist accommodation or Hotel and Motel as defined in §44-
2 that accepts placements, referrals or payment by or on behalf of any Federal, State or Local
government or any subdivision thereof, or front any not-for-profit group, association or entity of
any type or nature, on account of providing accommodations to one (1) or more registered sex
offenders without first obtaining a License for each establishment owned or operated by such
person from the Town of Queensbury Town Clerk as hereinafter provided.
In addition to all the other enforcement provisions in this law, if it is determined by the Town
Board or the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement that the operation of a Hotel or Motel
requiring such a License is continuing in the Town of Queensbury without such License or if any
such Hotel or Motel is operated after the determination or revocation or expiration of such
License, the Town Board may direct Town Counsel to seek Injunctive Relief in Supreme Court
and secure an Order directing that the operation of such Hotel or Motel be immediately
terminated pending whatever further directions may be given by the Court issuing the Injunction.
§ 44-4 Application for License.
A. Each applicant for a License under this Local Law shall make a written application on a
form supplied by the Town Clerk setting forth:
(1) The name, residence and postal address of the applicant and the name under which
the applicant intends to do business, if different.
(2) The exact location of the proposed Licensed premises.
(3) A description of the buildings, structures and accommodations that comprise the
Licensed premises.
(4) A statement of the number of lawful housing or lodging units at said establishment
and the maximum number of persons that can lawfully be accommodated in the
Licensed premises and each individual unit thereof at any given time.
(5) The number and location of the automobile parking spaces and parking facilities at
the Licensed premises.
(6) The name and address of the owner of the Licensed premises.
(7) The name or names of the person_ or persons on the Licensed premises upon whom
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process may be served.
(8) A detailed description of the register or system used for the registration of persons
to whom accommodations are extended as required by the New York State
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General Business Law.
(9) Whether the applicant, or any partner of a partnership applicant, or any officer.
director, High Managerial Agent or stockholder of a corporate applicant holding
five percent (5%) or more of the stock thereof, or any member of a limited liability
company, or any principal of any other applicant that is not a natural person has
ever been convicted of any crime listed in §44-5 of this Local Law, and if so, the
details thereof, including, with respect to each conviction, the name of the person
convicted, the date thereof, the nature of the crime, the Court in which the
conviction was entered and the punishment imposed.
(10) If applicable in accordance with §44-5 of this Local Law, a certified copy of a
certificate of relief from disabilities or certificate of good conduct granted to the
applicant in accordance with New York State Correction Law Article 23-A.
(11) In the case of any applicant that is a corporation, limited liability company,
partnership or other entity:
(a) The place of incorporation or establishment of applicant.
(b) A copy of the applicant's certificate of incorporation, limited liability
organizational instruments, partnership agreement or other organizational
documentation.
(c) Any fictitious or assumed name under which the applicant does business.
(d) The names and residences of all stockholders, partners, members or other
principals holding five percent (5%) or more of any stock or other interest
of the applicant.
(e) The names and residences of all officers, directors and High Managerial
Agents of the corporation and the office held by each.
B. Any premises required to be Licensed in accordance with this Local Law which are in
operation on the effective date of this Local Law shall apply for a License hereunder
within thirty (30) days of such effective date. Such application shall include all
information set forth in Subsection "A" above.
C. The Licensee shall notify the Town Clerk, in writing, of any change in information
provided by the Licensee in the License application during the term of the License within
ten (10) business days of such change.
§ 44-5 Criminal convictions barring issuance of License.
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No License shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of any crime defined as a
felony or a Class A misdemeanor under New York State Penal Law Articles 120, 125, 130, 135,
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140 or 160, subject in each case to the rehabilitation procedures under New York State
Correction Law Article 23-A, nor shall any License be issued to any partnership in which any
general partner shall have been convicted, or to any corporation or limited liability company in
which any stockholder holding five-percent (5%) or more of any of the stock thereof or any
director, officer or High Managerial Agent thereof, or any other applicant other than a natural
person, any owner or other principal of which shall have been convicted of any crime defined as
a felony or a Class A misdemeanor under New York State Penal Law Articles 120, 125, 130,
135, 140 or 160, subject in each case to the rehabilitation procedures under New York State
Correction Law Article 23-A.
§44-6 Investigation; issuance of License.
The Director of Building and Codes Enforcement (Director) or his or her designee and a
representative of the Queensbury Fire Marshal shall inspect the premises within thirty (30) days
of application, to determine whether or not the Licensed premises and operation thereof comply
with all applicable health, fire, safety, construction and zoning ordinances, laws, regulations and
statutes. If the Licensed premises do not comply with such regulations, the Director or designee
and representative of the Queensbury Fire Marshal shall so notify the Town Clerk within ten (10)
days of such inspection, who shall notify the applicant that the application is denied, setting forth
the reasons for the denial. The applicant shall have thirty (30) days to correct any deficient
condition and request a re-inspection for the purpose of securing a License.
§ 44-7 License Fee.
The annual fee per year for a License for any Licensed premises will be set by Town Board
Resolution and will be on file in the Town Clerk's Office. The initial fee as set by the Town
Board is $3,000. The fee is due upon application and is non-refundable even if a License is not
granted.
§ 44-8 Term of License; display required.
A. All Licenses issued under the provisions of this Local Law shall be for a term of one (1)
year commencing on the date of their issuance, unless sooner revoked in accordance with
this Local Law.
B. All Licenses shall be prominently displayed in a conspicuous place in the lobby or
registration area of the Licensed premises. The License shall be denominated as the
Registered Sex Offender Occupancy License.
C. Licenses shall be in a form approved by the Town Board and will be issued by the Town
Clerk, The License shall be at least 11" x 17" and will include the name of the Licensed
-- Premised, the Words, "HOTEL AND MOTEL REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER
OCCUPANCY LICENSE" and reference the NY State Registry. The Town Board may
designate the color of the License and may change such color from year-to-year. Every
.Licensee shall provide that a printed copy of this Local Law is available for inspection by
the public in such registration office.
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D. A License may not be altered in any manner.
§ 44-9 Transfer of License.
A License shall be valid only to the applicant to whom it is issued and for the Licensed premises
stated on the License. No transfer of any License issued hereunder shall be permitted. Any sale
of all or substantially all of the Licensed premises or the assets of or merger or other
consolidation of or any transfer of more than fifty percent (50%) in ownership or voting interest
in any Licensee that is a corporation, partnership or other entity shall be deemed a transfer for
purposes of this Local Law.
§44-10 Inspection of premises.
The Director of Building and Codes Enforcement or designee and a representative of the
Queensbury Fire Marshal shall have the authority to inspect the public areas of the Licensed
premises from time-to-time, at any hour of the day or night without prior notice, to determine
that the provisions of this Local Law are followed.
§ 44-11 Register.
Every Licensed Premise shall keep a register which shall show the name, residence, date of
arrival and departure of all persons provided with sleeping accommodations at the Licensed
premises. Such register must be available for inspection by any representative of the Town of
Queensbury, including but not limited to, the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement, who
shall have the authority to inspect the register from time-to-time, at any time of the day or night
without prior notice, to determine that the provisions of this Local Law are followed. Such
records shall be maintained by the Licensed Premises for a period of three (3) years.
§ 44-12 Occupancy Points.
A. There is hereby established in the Town of Queensbury an occupancy point system
applicable to Licensed Premises based upon and equal to the risk level designation
assigned to a sex offender by the sentencing court in accordance with New York State
Correction Law §168-n. For the purposes of this Local Law, a Level Two (2) sex
offender is hereby assigned two (2) occupancy points and a Level Three (3) sex offender
is hereby assigned three (3) occupancy points.
B. Hotels, Motels and other Licensed Premises as defined in this Local Law are granted a
total of five (5) occupancy points.
44-13 Prohibited uses.
It shall be a violation of this Local Law to knowingly provide accommodations to persons who
are registered sex offenders in any Hotel or Motel or other Licensed premises in the Town of
Queensbury if the occupancy by such registered sex offender results in the Hotel, Motel or other
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Licensed premises to exceed the maximum number of assigned occupancy points at any one time
on any given day.
§ 44-14 Suspension or revocation of License; hearing.
A. Any License issued under this Local Law shall be revoked by the Town of Queensbury
for any of the following causes, provided that the Licensee is afforded a hearing before
the Town Board or its designee, and notice of such hearing be made prior to such
evocation:
(1) The violation by the Licensee or any officer, director, member, partner, five-
percent (5%) or greater shareholder, High Managerial Agent or other principal of
Licensee of any provision of this Local Law or New York State General Business
Law §204.
(2) Upon the recommendation of the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement, the
Town Zoning Administrator, or the Queensbury Fire Marshal for the failure to
cure any violation of any applicable health, fire, safety, construction or zoning
ordinance, law, regulation or statute within the time provided in the Town of
Queensbury Zoning Law or other applicable code after notification to the Licensee
of such violation.
(3) Upon the recommendation of the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement, or
designee, or representative of the Queensbury Fire Marshal, for knowingly
permitting the Licensed Premises to be used, alone or in association with others,
for acts constituting violation of New York State Penal Law Articles 220, 225 or
230 or failure to make reasonable effort to abate such use by ejecting such
occupants or other persons on or about the Licensed Premises, notifying law
enforcement authorities or other legal means.
(4) False statements made in an application for a License.
B. Notice of the hearing for revocation of a License shall be given in writing, setting forth
specifically the grounds of complaint and the time and place of hearing. Such Notice shall
be given personally or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Licensee at the
address provided in the application for License at least five (5) days prior to the date set
for such hearing.
C. Such License may,pending revocation proceedings, be suspended by the Town Clerk if, in
the opinion of the Director of Building and Codes Enforcement or Queensbury Fire
Marshal, the nature of the violation of this Local Law by the Licensee is such that
operation of the Hotel or Motel may be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of
guests of such Hotel or Motel or the inhabitants of the Town. In the event of any such
suspension, the Licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Town Board within
twenty(20) days after the suspension.
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§44-15 Penalties for offenses.
A. Any Person, including but not limited to any Licensee, who violates any provision of this
Local Law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as follows:
(1) Upon a first conviction, by a fine not less than $250 or by imprisonment for a
period not to exceed seven (7) days, or both.
(2) Upon a second conviction, by a fine not less than $500 or by imprisonment for a
period not to exceed 10 days, or by both.
(3) Upon a third or subsequent conviction, by a fine not less than $950 or by
imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or by both.
(4) Notwithstanding a conviction for an offense against any provisions or sections
hereof, a person, association or corporation convicted shall be subject to revocation
of any License herein granted without reimbursement of fees paid therefor.
(5) Any penalties provided under the Town Zoning Ordinance Article.
The continuation of a violation on each successive day shall constitute a separate offense,
and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violations may be
punished as provided for above for each separate offense.
B. An action or proceeding in the name of the Town of Queensbury may be commenced in
any court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or restrain by injunction
the provisions of this Local Law.
§ 44-16 Pre-existing Use.
Any Hotel or Motel or other premises required to be Licensed in accordance with this Local
Law in operation on the effective date of this Local Law shall have thirty (30) days to obtain a
License hereunder and to comply with the terms of this Local Law.
§ 44-17 Interpretation.
This Local Law shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes described herein.
Nothing herein shall abridge the powers and responsibilities of any police department or law
enforcement agency to enforce the provisions of this Local Law. Nothing herein shall be
construed to abridge the emergency powers of any health department or the right of such
department to engage in any necessary or proper activities.
§ 44-18 Conflicts.
If this Local Law conflicts with any Federal, State or local legislation then, in that instance, the
more stringent law shall apply. A law shall be determined to be more stringent if it limits the
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allowable number of registered sex offenders that may reside at a Hotel, Motel or other Licensed
premises at any one time to a lesser number of registered sex offenders allowed by this Local
Law.
§ 44-19 Records.
The Town Clerk shall keep a record of all applications, the determinations thereof and all
Licenses issued and their date of termination and/or revocation and shall maintain a record for
each License issued of the reports of violation relative thereto.
§ 44-20 Severability.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article or part of this Local Law shall be adjudged by
any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or
invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, section, article or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment shall have been rendered.
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