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NY A03927
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Hevesi
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AI Summary
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Adds "falsely reporting an incident in the third degree" (specifically false reports of child abuse/maltreatment or abuse/neglect of a vulnerable person under Penal Law § 240.50(4)) to the list of family offenses
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Grants family court and criminal courts concurrent jurisdiction over false reporting offenses when they occur between family or household members
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Amends both the Family Court Act (§ 812) and the Criminal Procedure Law (§ 530.11) to include this new family offense category
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Allows victims of false reports made by spouses, former spouses, parents, children, or other household members to seek protection orders through family court proceedings
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Classifies falsely reporting child abuse or maltreatment or abuse or neglect of a vulnerable person as a family offense under the concurrent jurisdiction of the family court and the criminal courts.
Last Action
referred to judiciary
1/7/2026