Senate Bill S1203

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the reporting and monitoring of a minor whose parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a minor is arrested or taken into custody

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • 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-S1203 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A830
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง384-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6506, A8716
2017-2018: S3458, A4204
2019-2020: S5244, A644
2021-2022: S1483, A1361
2023-2024: S1462, A555

2015-S1203 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an arresting authority to notify the local social services district when the parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a minor is arrested or taken into custody; requires the local social services district to monitor the placement of such minor.

2015-S1203 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1203 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1203

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  ESPAILLAT,  HASSELL-THOMPSON,  HOYLMAN,
  KENNEDY, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, SANDERS,  STAVISKY  --  read  twice  and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  requiring  an
  arresting  authority to notify the local social services district when
  the parent, legal guardian or care-giver of a  minor  is  arrested  or
  taken  into  custody;  requires  the local social services district to
  monitor the placement of the minor

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Myls' law".
  S  2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 384-d
to read as follows:
  S 384-D. CARE AND CUSTODY OF CHILDREN IN THE EVENT OF  A  CARE-GIVER'S
ARREST. 1.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "ARRESTING AUTHORITY" REFERS TO ALL
POLICE AGENCIES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL STATE AND
MUNICIPAL  POLICE  AGENCIES AND ALL PEACE OFFICERS AS DEFINED IN SECTION
2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
  2.  IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS ARRESTED OR TAKEN INTO CUSTODY,  THE
ARRESTING AUTHORITY SHALL INQUIRE WHETHER SUCH PERSON IS A PARENT, LEGAL
GUARDIAN OR CARE-GIVER OF A MINOR, AND THE ARRESTING AUTHORITY SHALL:
  (A) ASCERTAIN THE LOCATION OF THE MINOR AND THE IDENTITY OF ANY PERSON
TO  WHOM THE PARENT, LEGAL GUARDIAN OR CARE-GIVER HAS ENTRUSTED THE CARE
OF THE MINOR; AND
  (B) AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, NOTIFY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT
OF  THE  LOCATION  OF THE MINOR AND THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON ENTRUSTED
WITH THE CARE OF THE MINOR.
  3. UPON RECEIVING NOTIFICATION FROM AN ARRESTING AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL
SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  PROMPTLY  CONFIRM  THE LOCATION OF THE MINOR;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04291-01-5
              

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