NY S02280

Requires law enforcement officers to administer a standardized lethality assessment questionnaire when responding to domestic violence incidents, with 12 specific questions covering topics such as weapon use, strangulation, threats to kill, firearm access, and stalking behavior

Mandates the Division of Criminal Justice Services, in consultation with the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, to update the domestic incident report form by January 1, 2026 and develop training for law enforcement

Requires all law enforcement officers to complete lethality assessment training by January 1, 2027, with the training incorporated into requirements for new officers thereafter

Officers must advise victims of assessment results, refer them to local domestic violence programs and the state hotline, and if credible risk of serious harm is established, file for an extreme risk protection order

Renames the "domestic violence incident report form" to "domestic incident report form" throughout relevant statutes and updates gender-neutral language