N.Y. Executive Law § 648: Review; report and implementation

§ 648. Review; report and implementation. 1. The chief administrator

of the unified court system shall review court 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, sex trafficking 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.

2. After the review, and not later than two hundred seventy days after

the effective date of this section, and no later than two hundred

seventy days after the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two

thousand fifteen which amended this section, and every five years

thereafter, the chief administrator of the unified court system 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 components of the unified court system and recommendations for

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

services to crime victims and to establish and implement fair treatment

standards for crime victims.

3. Subject to the direction of the chief administrator, the components

of the unified court system shall expeditiously implement the

recommendations of its report.