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NY A04616
Bill
Status
6/23/2010
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Alfano
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AI Summary
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Expands parental notification requirements to include "youth" (as defined in Section 720.10) in addition to juvenile offenders when arrested.
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Requires police officers to immediately notify parents or guardians of the arrest location and detention facility upon arrest of a youth or juvenile offender.
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Permits police officers to withhold parental notification when the youth is not a juvenile offender and notification would endanger the youth's health or safety.
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Requires police officers to notify parents or guardians when serving an appearance ticket to a youth, including the court appearance time and charges, with the same safety exception.
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Takes effect November 1 of the year following enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to the issuance of arrest warrants and appearance tickets upon a youth; provides for the police officer to immediately notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of such youth with whom the youth is domiciled that the youth has been arrested; provides further that the police officer need not notify the parent or other person legally responsible when such youth is not also a juvenile offender and the notification would endanger the health and safety of such youth.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
6/23/2010