Where can I find more information about the Sex Offender Registry and the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) and my requirements as a probationer?
Individuals under probation supervision should ask their probation officer for more information and/or contact the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) 19. What is a “Certificate of Relief from Disabilities?” A Certificate of Relief restores most of the rights that are lost due to a felony conviction. The Certificate does not restore the right to hold public office, nor does it erase the conviction. Additionally, particular agencies and authorities may still deny an offender’s formerly held rights, based upon further investigation. For example, issuance of a Certificate of Relief to an offender does not ensure that a pistol permit application by the offender will be approved. A Certificate of Relief also does not cancel, or in any other way affect, the automatic forfeiture of a felony DWI offender’s operator’s license.
