New York Laws
Title 6 - Child Protective Services
414 - Any Person Permitted to Report.

ยง 414. Any person permitted to report. In addition to those persons
and officials required to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment,
any person may make such a report if such person has reasonable cause to
suspect that a child is an abused or maltreated child.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

SOS - Social Services

Article 6 - Children

Title 6 - Child Protective Services

411 - Findings and Purpose.

412 - General Definitions.

413 - Persons and Officials Required to Report Cases of Suspected Child Abuse or Maltreatment.

414 - Any Person Permitted to Report.

415 - Reporting Procedure.

416 - Obligations of Persons Required to Report.

417 - Taking a Child Into Protective Custody.

418 - Mandatory Reporting to and Post-Mortem Investigation of Deaths by Medical Examiner or Coroner.

419 - Immunity From Liability.

420 - Penalties for Failure to Report.

421 - Responsibility of the Office.

422 - Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

422-A - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations; Disclosure.

422-B - Local and Regional Fatality Review Teams.

422-C - Establishment of the Child Abuse Medical Provider Program (Champ).

423 - Child Protective Service Responsibilities and Organization; Purchase of Service and Reimbursement of Cost; Local Plan.

423-A - Child Advocacy Centers Established.

424 - Duties of the Child Protective Service Concerning Reports of Abuse or Maltreatment.

424-A - Access to Information Contained in the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

424-B - Children in the Care of Certain Public and Private Agencies.

425 - Cooperation of Other Agencies.

426 - Annual Reports.

427 - Regulations of the Commissioner.

427-A - Differential Response Programs for Child Protection Assessments or Investigations.

428 - Separability.