N.Y. Executive Law § 214-b: Family offense intervention

§ 214-b. Family offense intervention. The superintendent shall, for

all members of the state police including new and veteran officers,

develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the state office

for the prevention of domestic violence, written policies and procedures

consistent with article eight of the family court act and applicable

provisions of the criminal procedure and domestic relations laws,

regarding the investigation of and intervention in incidents of family

offenses. Such policies and procedures shall make provision for

education and training in the interpretation and enforcement of New

York's family offense laws, including but not limited to:

(a) intake and recording of victim statements, and the prompt

translation of such statements if made in a language other than English,

in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section, on a standardized

"domestic violence incident report form" promulgated by the state

division of criminal justice services in consultation with the

superintendent and with the state office for the prevention of domestic

violence, and the investigation thereof so as to ascertain whether a

crime has been committed against the victim by a member of the victim's

family or household as such terms are defined in section eight hundred

twelve of the family court act and section 530.11 of the criminal

procedure law;

(b) the need for immediate intervention in family offenses including

the arrest and detention of alleged offenders, pursuant to subdivision

four of section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law, and notifying

victims of their rights, in their native language, if identified as

other than English, in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section,

including but not limited to immediately providing the victim with the

written notice provided in subdivision six of section 530.11 of the

criminal procedure law and subdivision five of section eight hundred

twelve of the family court act.

(c) The superintendent, in consultation with the division of criminal

justice services and the office for the prevention of domestic violence

shall determine the languages in which such translation required by

subdivision (a) of this section, and the notification required pursuant

to subdivision (b) of this section, shall be provided. Such

determination shall be based on the size of the New York state

population that speaks each language and any other relevant factor. Such

written notice required pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section

shall be made available to all state police officers in the state.