2019 New York Laws
EXC - Executive
Article 19-H - Runaway and Homeless Youth Act of Nineteen Hundred Seventy-Eight
532-C - Notice to Parent; Return of Runaway Youth to Parent; Alternative Living Arrangements.

§ 532-c. Notice   to  parent;  return  of  runaway  youth  to  parent;
  alternative living arrangements. 1. The staff of a  residential  runaway
  and  homeless youth crisis services program shall, to the maximum extent
  possible, preferably within twenty-four hours but within  no  more  than
  seventy-two  hours  following  the  youth's  admission into the program,
  notify such runaway youth's parent, guardian or custodian of his or  her
  physical  and emotional condition, and the circumstances surrounding the
  runaway youth's presence at the program,  unless  there  are  compelling
  circumstances  why  the  parent,  guardian or custodian should not be so
  notified. Where such circumstances exist, the program director or his or
  her designee shall either file an appropriate  petition  in  the  family
  court,  refer  the  youth  to  the local social services district, or in
  instances where abuse or neglect is suspected, report such case pursuant
  to title six of article six of the social services law.
2. Where custody of the youth upon leaving the program is assumed by a
  relative or other person, other than the parent or guardian,  the  staff
  of  the  program  shall  so  notify  the  parent  or guardian as soon as
  practicable after the release of the youth. The officers,  directors  or
  employees  of  the  program  shall  be immune from any civil or criminal
  liability for or arising out of the release of  a  runaway  or  homeless
  youth  to  a relative or other responsible person other than a parent or
  guardian.