2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 11 - Division of State Police
214-B - Family Offense Intervention.

§ 214-b. Family  offense  intervention.  The superintendent shall, for
all members of the state police  including  new  and  veteran  officers,
develop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the state office
for the prevention of domestic violence, written policies and procedures
consistent  with  article  eight  of the family court act and applicable
provisions of  the  criminal  procedure  and  domestic  relations  laws,
regarding  the  investigation of and intervention in incidents of family
offenses.  Such  policies  and  procedures  shall  make  provision   for
education  and  training  in  the  interpretation and enforcement of New
York's family offense laws, including but not limited to:
  (a)  intake  and  recording  of  victim  statements,  and  the  prompt
translation of such statements if made in a language other than English,
in  accordance  with  subdivision (c) of this section, on a standardized
"domestic violence  incident  report  form"  promulgated  by  the  state
division   of   criminal  justice  services  in  consultation  with  the
superintendent and with the state office for the prevention of  domestic
violence,  and  the  investigation  thereof so as to ascertain whether a
crime has been committed against the victim by a member of the  victim's
family  or  household as such terms are defined in section eight hundred
twelve of the family court  act  and  section  530.11  of  the  criminal
procedure law;
  (b)  the  need for immediate intervention in family offenses including
the arrest and detention of alleged offenders, pursuant  to  subdivision
four  of  section  140.10  of  the criminal procedure law, and notifying
victims of their rights, in their  native  language,  if  identified  as
other  than English, in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section,
including but not limited to immediately providing the victim  with  the
written  notice  provided  in  subdivision  six of section 530.11 of the
criminal procedure law and subdivision five  of  section  eight  hundred
twelve of the family court act.
  (c)  The superintendent, in consultation with the division of criminal
justice services and the office for the prevention of domestic  violence
shall  determine  the  languages  in  which such translation required by
subdivision (a) of this section, and the notification required  pursuant
to   subdivision   (b)   of   this  section,  shall  be  provided.  Such
determination shall  be  based  on  the  size  of  the  New  York  state
population that speaks each language and any other relevant factor. Such
written  notice  required  pursuant  to  subdivision (b) of this section
shall be made available to all state police officers in the state.