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N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 77-o: Role of law enforcement

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  1. Domestic Relations Law
  2. Article 5-A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
  3. Title 3. Enforcement

§ 77-o. Role of law enforcement. At the request of a prosecutor or

other appropriate public official acting under section seventy-seven-n

of this title, a law enforcement officer, as defined in subdivision

thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, may take any

lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and

assist a prosecutor or appropriate public official with responsibilities

under section seventy-seven-n of this title.

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