N.Y. Family Court Act § 723: Duties of private person before and after taking into custody

§ 723. Duties of private person before and after taking into custody.

(a) Before taking into custody, a private person must inform the person

to be taken into custody of the cause thereof and require him to submit.

(b) After taking into custody, a private person must take the person,

without unnecessary delay, to his home, to a family court judge or

deliver him to a peace officer, who is acting pursuant to his special

duties, or a police officer.