{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-120.85","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 120.85","heading":"Child-sensitive arrests","body":"§ 120.85 Child-sensitive arrests.\n  A state or local law enforcement officer who arrests an individual\nlegally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen\nyears old shall to the extent practicable, at the time of the arrest,\ntake appropriate action that is conducive to the child's safety and/or\nsecurity and is consistent with the policies and procedures established\npursuant to section two hundred fourteen-i or paragraph (f-2) of\nsubdivision three of section eight hundred forty of the executive law as\napplicable.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 2. The Principal Proceedings","Title H. Preliminary Proceedings In Local Criminal Court","Article 120. Warrant of Arrest"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/120.85","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"34f7233907a22c496d3af6a81c48687b8450e602b99266178bf368fe177c1724","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-120.80","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-120.90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}