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2006 New York Code - Protective Custody Of Material Witness; Duration.



 
    §  158.  Protective  custody  of  material  witness; duration. (a) The
  family court may place in protective  custody  a  person  under  sixteen
  years of age who is a material witness, as provided by law.
    (b)  No order of protective custody under paragraph (a) may extend for
  a period of more than fourteen days. For good cause shown, the court may
  renew the order for additional periods of fourteen days, but  the  total
  period  of  protective  custody under this part may not exceed forty-two
  days.

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