S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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764
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 11, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to questioning of a
minor by peace or police officers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 305.2 of the family court act, as
added by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
3. If an officer takes such child into custody or if a child is deliv-
ered to him OR HER under section 305.1, he OR SHE shall immediately
notify THE FOLLOWING PERSONS THAT THE CHILD HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY:
(A) the parent, or other person legally responsible for the child's
care, or if such legally responsible person is unavailable the person
with whom the child resides, [that the child has been taken into custo-
dy] AND (B) IF KNOWN BY THE OFFICER, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, IF ONE
HAS BEEN APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY-NINE OF THIS
CHAPTER FOR ANY PENDING OR PREVIOUS COURT PROCEEDING.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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This is very interesting. I would love to hear what NAACP thinks about this, and other groups and those involved in the End-QI movement. And those who support greater involvement of mental health crisis teams in responding to 911/police department calls for help.
I am circulating this to some local elected officials and reform advocates in Westchester and especially the river towns and Greenburgh for review.