{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-331.6","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 331.6","heading":"Discovery; sanctions","body":"§ 331.6. Discovery; sanctions. 1. If, during the course of discovery\nproceedings, the court finds that a party has failed to comply with any\nof the provisions of sections 331.2 through 331.7, the court may order\nsuch party to permit discovery of the property not previously disclosed,\ngrant a continuance, issue a protective order, prohibit the introduction\nof certain evidence or the calling of certain witnesses or take any\nother appropriate action.\n  2. The failure of the presentment agency to call as a witness a person\nspecified in subdivision one of section 331.2 or any party to introduce\ndisclosed material at the fact-finding hearing shall not, by itself\nconstitute grounds for any sanction or for adverse comment thereupon by\nany party.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 3. Juvenile Delinquency","Part 3. Discovery"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/331.6","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b529543a1dd67ef14206a31afa5ec9e60e9667e46d32607f7590e0eb737b5f42","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-331.5","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-331.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}