New York Laws
Article 23 - Fair Treatment Standards for Crime Victims
648 - Review; Report and Implementation.

§ 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.