N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 140.17: Child-sensitive arrests

§ 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.