N.Y. Executive Law § 221-b: Reporting to New York state violent crimes analysis program

§ 221-b Reporting to New York state violent crimes analysis program.

1. Every law enforcement agency which receives a report of an actual or

attempted abduction or molestation shall notify the New York state

violent crimes analysis program, via the requirements of the New York

statewide police information network, of such report. Such program shall

make comparisons of data in its files, and report to the law enforcement

agency making an initial report, any similarities to other reports

received by such program. The violent crimes analysis program shall also

notify the unit of a law enforcement agency which investigates homicides

when a report reveals similarities, patterns or modus operandi which

appear in reports of homicides.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, every

law enforcement agency that accepts responsibility for investigating a

homicide or attempted homicide, the discovery of unidentified human

remains, a reported missing person case where circumstances indicate a

strong possibility of foul play, or a sexual assault or attempted sexual

assault, shall make a written report of such investigation to the New

York state violent crimes analysis program. Such program shall conduct a

computerized commonality analysis and provide the submitting law

enforcement agency the results of such analysis. Every written report

made to the violent crimes analysis program shall be in form and content

as determined and prescribed by such program, upon the approval of the

superintendent of state police. An initial written report shall be made

to the violent crimes analysis program within thirty days of

commencement of an investigation. The results of a computerized

commonality analysis shall be provided by such program to the submitting

law enforcement agency upon completion of such analysis in a timely

manner, as prescribed by the superintendent of state police.