NY A08407

Requires family courts to conduct mandatory records checks before awarding child custody during orders of protection in family offense cases

Courts must review the sex offender registry maintained under Correction Law section 168-b before making custody determinations

Courts must also check the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and any related Article 10 (child abuse/neglect) court proceedings

Requires review of all warrants issued under the Family Court Act as part of the custody determination process

Takes effect 30 days after becoming law and repeals the current eighth paragraph of Family Court Act section 842