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Assembly Bill A5497

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires child protective service or other child protective agency to report findings within fourteen days where ordered or requested by court to investigate

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2015-A5497 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1034, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6058
2011-2012: A6387
2013-2014: A6324
2017-2018: A5890
2019-2020: A4583

2015-A5497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires child protective service or other child protective agency to report findings regarding children allegedly abused or neglected within fourteen days where ordered or requested by court to investigate, unless just cause can be shown to extend such time to twenty-one days.

2015-A5497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5497

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. NOJAY, CROUCH, TENNEY, MONTESANO -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN  ACT  to amend the family court act, in relation to investigations of
  abused or neglected children

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

  Section  1.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1034 of
the family court act, as amended by chapter 329 of the laws of 2009,  is
amended to read as follows:
  A  family  court  judge  may order the child protective service of the
appropriate social services  district  to  conduct  a  child  protective
investigation as described by the social services law and report, WITHIN
FOURTEEN  DAYS  OF SUCH ORDER OR REQUEST, UNLESS JUST CAUSE CAN BE SHOWN
TO EXTEND THE TIME TO TWENTY-ONE DAYS, its findings to the court:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07804-01-5

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