N.Y. Executive Law § 837-b: Duties of courts and peace officers

§ 837-b. Duties of courts and peace officers. 1. It is hereby made the

duty of the state administrator of the unified court system; and of

every sheriff, county or city commissioner of correction and head of

every police department, state, county, or local, and also railroad,

steamship, park, aqueduct and tunnel police and town constables, of

every district attorney, of every probation agency; and of head of every

institution or department, state, county and local, dealing with

criminals and of every other officer, person or agency, dealing with

crimes or criminals or with delinquency or delinquents, to transmit to

the commissioner not later than the fifteenth day of each calendar

month, or at such times as provided in the rules and regulations adopted

by the commissioner, such information as may be necessary to enable him

to comply with subdivision four of section eight hundred thirty-seven.

Such reports shall be made upon forms which shall be supplied by the

commissioner.

2. Such officers and agencies shall install and maintain records

needed for reporting data required by the commissioner and shall give

him or his accredited agents access to records for the purpose of

inspection.

3. For every neglect to comply with the requirements of this section,

the commissioner may apply to the supreme court for an order directed to

such person responsible requiring compliance. Upon such application the

court may issue such order as may be just, and a failure to comply with

the order of the court shall be a contempt of court and punishable as

such.