{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1129","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 1129","heading":"Penalties for failure to comply","body":"§ 1129. Penalties for failure to comply. 1. Willful failure of an\nemployee to prepare and submit a written report of an allegation of\nchild abuse as required by this article shall be a class A misdemeanor.\n  2. (a) Willful failure of a school administrator or superintendent to\nsubmit a written report of child abuse to an appropriate law enforcement\nauthority, as required by this article, shall be a class A misdemeanor.\n  (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subdivision, any failure to\nsubmit a written report of child abuse to an appropriate law enforcement\nauthority as required by this article, shall be punishable by a civil\npenalty not to exceed five thousand dollars upon an administrative\ndetermination by the commissioner.","path":["Education Law","Title 1. General Provisions Article 1 Short Title and Definitions (§§","Article 23-B. Child Abuse In an Educational Setting"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/1129","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"94aff4c36bbd17bfbfd704fda8cb575a41d1877dbdd17b01bba32d67c84bada4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1128-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-1130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}