— Appeal by the defendant from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Ozzi, J.), dated January 13, 2016, which denied his petition pursuant to Correction Law § 168-o (2) for a modification of his risk level classification under Correction Law article 6-C.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Correction Law § 168-o (2) permits a sex offender required to register pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act (see Correction Law art 6-C) to petition annually for modification of his or her risk level classification (see People v Lashway, 25 NY3d 478, 483 [2015]; People v McClinton, 153 AD3d 738, 739 [2017]; People v Hayden, 144 AD3d 1010, 1010 [2016]; People v Palladino, 137 AD3d 1098, 1099 [2016]; People v Wyatt, 89 AD3d 112, 125 [2011]). “The sex offender shall bear the burden of proving the facts supporting the requested modification by clear and convincing evidence” (Correction Law § 168-o [2]; see People v Lashway, 25 NY3d at 483; People v McClinton, 153 AD3d at 739; People v Hayden, 144 AD3d at 1010; People v Palladino, 137 AD3d at 1099). Here, the defendant failed to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, facts warranting a modification of his existing risk level classification.
The defendant’s remaining contention is without merit.
Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the defendant’s petition.