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Assembly Bill A9727

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits individuals investigating child abuse or mistreatment cases from questioning the alleged victims in the presence of the alleged perpetrators

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2013-A9727 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง427-b, Soc Serv L

2013-A9727 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits individuals investigating child abuse or mistreatment cases from questioning the alleged victims in the presence of the alleged perpetrators.

2013-A9727 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9727

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 20, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Children and Families

AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to child abuse or
  maltreatment investigations and reports

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
427-b to read to follows:
  S 427-B. LIMITATIONS ON QUESTIONING ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE  OR  MISTREAT-
MENT  VICTIMS.  ANY  PERSON  INVOLVED  IN THE INVESTIGATION OF A CASE OF
SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE OR MALTREATMENT, OR ANY PERSON REQUIRED TO  REPORT
SUCH  A  CASE  PURSUANT  TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS TITLE,
SHALL NOT SPEAK WITH THE ALLEGED VICTIM OF SUCH  ABUSE  OR  MALTREATMENT
WHILE  IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS ACCUSED OF SUCH ABUSE OR
MALTREATMENT UNLESS IN THE CASE OF AN ONGOING EMERGENCY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14808-01-4

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