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NY S03903
Bill
Status
1/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Parker
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AI Summary
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Requires police officers to immediately notify parents or guardians when a youth (ages 16-18 eligible for youthful offender status) is arrested, informing them of the arrest and detention location
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Requires police officers to notify parents or guardians when a youth is issued an appearance ticket, including the court appearance time and the charged offense
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Creates an exception allowing officers to skip parental notification when the youth is not a juvenile offender and notification would endanger the youth's health or safety
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Extends existing parental notification requirements for juvenile offenders and adolescent offenders to include the broader category of "youth" under youthful offender statutes
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Takes effect on January 1st following enactment and is titled the "Chance to Help Notification Act"
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 CODES
1/7/2026