N.Y. Family Court Act § 307.1: Family court appearance ticket

§ 307.1. Family court appearance ticket. 1. A family court appearance

ticket is a written notice issued and subscribed by a peace officer or

police officer, a probation service director or his designee or the

administrator responsible for operating a detention facility or his

designee, directing a child and his parent or other person legally

responsible for his care to appear, without security, at a designated

probation service on a specified return date in connection with the

child's alleged commission of the crime or crimes specified on such

appearance ticket. The form of a family court appearance ticket shall be

prescribed by rules of the chief administrator of the courts.

2. If the crime alleged to have been committed by the child is a

designated felony as defined by subdivision eight of section 301.2, the

return date shall be no later than seventy-two hours excluding

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays after issuance of such family

court appearance ticket. If the crime alleged to have been committed by

such child is not a designated felony, the return date shall be no later

than fourteen days after the issuance of such appearance ticket.

3. A copy of the family court appearance ticket shall be forwarded by

the issuing person or agency to the complainant, respondent,

respondent's parent, and appropriate probation service within

twenty-four hours after its issuance.