{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-420","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Social Services Law § 420","heading":"Penalties for failure to report","body":"§ 420.  Penalties for failure to report.  1.  Any person, official or\ninstitution required by this title to report a case of suspected child\nabuse or maltreatment who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a\nclass A misdemeanor.\n  2.  Any person, official or institution required by this title to\nreport a case of suspected child abuse or maltreatment who knowingly and\nwillfully fails to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages\nproximately caused by such failure.","path":["Social Services Law","Article 6. Children","Title 6. Child Protective Services"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/SOS/420","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"092dd032a38de0c0d0a667fd4e535b1014b0811a443c7fbfd30d9e05366bec4c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-419","next":"us-ny/n.y.-social-services-law-421"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}