N.Y. Executive Law § 643: Fair treatment standards for crime victims; agencies generally

§ 643. Fair treatment standards for crime victims; agencies generally.

1. As used in this section, "crime victim-related agency" means any

agency of state government which provides services to or deals directly

with crime victims, including (a) the office of children and family

services, the office for the aging, the department of veterans'

services, the office of probation and correctional alternatives, the

department of corrections and community supervision, the office of

victim services, the department of motor vehicles, the office of

vocational rehabilitation, the workers' compensation board, the

department of health, the division of criminal justice services, the

office of mental health, every transportation authority and the division

of state police, and (b) any other agency so designated by the governor

within ninety days of the effective date of this section.

2. Each crime victim-related agency shall review its practices,

procedures, services, regulations and laws to determine the adequacy and

appropriateness of its services with respect to crime victims, including

victims with special needs, particularly the elderly, disabled or

victims of child abuse, domestic violence or sex-related offenses. Such

review shall include reasonable opportunity for public comment and

consultation with crime victims or their representatives, and may

include public hearings.

3. After the review, and not later than one hundred eighty days after

the effective date of this section, each crime victim-related agency

shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature, setting forth

the findings of the review including a description of the services

provided by the agency and recommendations for changes in its practices,

procedures, services, regulations and laws to improve its services to

crime victims and to establish and implement fair treatment standards

for crime victims.

4. Subject to the direction of the governor, and to the extent

practicable, each crime victim-related agency shall expeditiously

implement the recommendations of its report.