New York A 1955: 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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A01955 Summary:

BILL NOA01955 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal

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Amd §305.2, Fam Ct Act

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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.

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BILL NOA01955 

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01/14/2025referred to children and families

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1955

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 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:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 305.2 of the family court act, as
 2 added by chapter 920 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
 3 3. If an officer takes such child into custody or if a child is deliv-
 4 ered to [him] an officer under section 305.1, [he] such officer shall
 5 immediately notify the following persons that the child has been taken
 6 into custody: (a) the parent, or other person legally responsible for
 7 the child's care, or if such legally responsible person is unavailable
 8 the person with whom the child resides, [that the child has been taken
 9 into custody] and (b) if known by the officer, the attorney for the
 10 child, if one has been appointed pursuant to section two hundred forty-
 11 nine of this chapter for any pending or previous court proceeding.
 12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 13 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05248-01-5

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