Assembly Bill A883A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires a parent, law guardian or person legally responsible for a minor to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A883 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §305.2, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1029
2011-2012: A989
2013-2014: A6630
2017-2018: A4910
2019-2020: A633
2021-2022: A1305
2023-2024: A764

2015-A883 - Summary

Requires a parent or other person legally responsible for a minor and the law guardian appointed pursuant to law to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer.

2015-A883 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   883

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to  questioning  of  a
  minor by peace or police officers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 305.2 of the family court act,  as
added by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  3. If an officer takes such child into custody or if a child is deliv-
ered  to  him  OR  HER  under section 305.1, he OR SHE shall immediately
notify THE FOLLOWING PERSONS THAT THE CHILD HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY:
(A) the parent, or other person  legally  responsible  for  the  child's
care,  or  if  such legally responsible person is unavailable the person
with whom the child resides, [that the child has been taken into  custo-
dy]  AND (B) IF KNOWN BY THE OFFICER, THE LAW GUARDIAN FOR THE CHILD, IF
ONE  HAS  PREVIOUSLY  BEEN  APPOINTED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION TWO HUNDRED
FORTY-NINE OF THIS CHAPTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04242-01-5

2015-A883A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §305.2, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1029
2011-2012: A989
2013-2014: A6630
2017-2018: A4910
2019-2020: A633
2021-2022: A1305
2023-2024: A764

2015-A883A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a parent or other person legally responsible for a minor and the law guardian appointed pursuant to law to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer.

2015-A883A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 883--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee  on
  Children  and  Families  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the family court act, in relation to questioning of a
  minor by peace or police officers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 305.2 of the family court act, as
added by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  3. If an officer takes such child into custody or if a child is deliv-
ered to him OR HER under section 305.1,  he  OR  SHE  shall  immediately
notify THE FOLLOWING PERSONS THAT THE CHILD HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY:
(A)  the  parent,  or  other  person legally responsible for the child's
care, or if such legally responsible person is  unavailable  the  person
with  whom the child resides, [that the child has been taken into custo-
dy]  AND (B) IF KNOWN BY THE OFFICER, THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, IF ONE
HAS BEEN APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED  FORTY-NINE  OF  THIS
CHAPTER FOR ANY PENDING OR PREVIOUS COURT PROCEEDING.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04242-02-6

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