N.Y.
Executive Law Section 648
Review
- report and implementation
1.
The chief administrator of the unified court system shall review court practices, procedures, services, regulations and laws to determine the adequacy and appropriateness of its services with respect to crime victims, including victims with special needs, particularly the elderly, disabled or victims of child abuse, domestic violence, sex trafficking or sex-related offenses. Such review shall include reasonable opportunity for public comment and consultation with crime victims or their representatives, and may include public hearings.2.
After the review, and not later than two hundred seventy days after the effective date of this section, and no later than two hundred seventy days after the effective date of the chapter of the laws of two thousand fifteen which amended this section, and every five years thereafter, the chief administrator of the unified court system shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature, setting forth the findings of the review, including a description of the services provided by the components of the unified court system and recommendations for changes in its procedures, services, regulations and laws to improve its services to crime victims and to establish and implement fair treatment standards for crime victims.3.
Subject to the direction of the chief administrator, the components of the unified court system shall expeditiously implement the recommendations of its report.
Source:
Section 648 — Review; report and implementation, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EXC/648 (updated Apr. 8, 2016; accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
