{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-140.17","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 140.17","heading":"Child-sensitive arrests","body":"§ 140.17 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 140. Arrest Without a Warrant"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/140.17","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b53b51f1f60749402499a2e4ee33c5eeaeb683023b218274d89b1a27cb75ef6c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-140.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-140.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}