Senate Bill S5244

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the reporting and monitoring of a minor whose parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a minor is arrested or taken into custody

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S5244 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A644
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §384-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6506, A8716
2015-2016: S1203, A830
2017-2018: S3458, A4204
2021-2022: S1483, A1361
2023-2024: S1462, A555

2019-S5244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an arresting authority to notify the local social services district when the parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a minor is arrested or taken into custody; requires the local social services district to monitor the placement of such minor.

2019-S5244 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5244
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, HOYLMAN, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, MONTGOM-
   ERY,  SANDERS,  STAVISKY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  requiring  an
   arresting  authority to notify the local social services district when
   the parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a  minor  is  arrested  or
   taken  into  custody;  requires  the local social services district to
   monitor the placement of the minor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Myls' law".
   §  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 384-d
 to read as follows:
   § 384-D. CARE AND CUSTODY OF CHILDREN IN THE EVENT OF  A  CARE-GIVER'S
 ARREST. 1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ARRESTING AUTHORITY" REFERS TO ALL
 POLICE AGENCIES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL STATE AND
 MUNICIPAL  POLICE  AGENCIES AND ALL PEACE OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
   2.  IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS ARRESTED OR TAKEN INTO CUSTODY,  THE
 ARRESTING AUTHORITY SHALL INQUIRE WHETHER SUCH PERSON IS A PARENT, LEGAL
 GUARDIAN OR CARE-GIVER OF A MINOR, AND THE ARRESTING AUTHORITY SHALL:
   (A) ASCERTAIN THE LOCATION OF THE MINOR AND THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON
 TO  WHOM THE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR CARE-GIVER HAS ENTRUSTED THE CARE
 OF THE MINOR; AND
   (B) AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, NOTIFY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT
 OF  THE  LOCATION  OF THE MINOR AND THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON ENTRUSTED
 WITH THE CARE OF THE MINOR.
   3. UPON RECEIVING NOTIFICATION FROM AN ARRESTING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL
 SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  PROMPTLY  CONFIRM  THE LOCATION OF THE MINOR;
 CONTACT THE PERSON TO WHOM CARE OF THE MINOR HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED  BY  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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