Statute · New York Criminal Procedure Law
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.17 — Child-sensitive arrests
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.17
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Criminal Procedure Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 140.17 Child-sensitive arrests.
Citator
N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 140.17 — Child-sensitive arrests is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 140.17 Child-sensitive arrests.
A state or local law enforcement officer who arrests an individual legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen years old shall, to the extent practicable, at the time of the arrest take appropriate action that is conducive to the child's safety and/or security and is consistent with the policies and procedures established pursuant to section two hundred fourteen-i or paragraph (f-2) of subdivision three of section eight hundred forty of the executive law as applicable.