N.Y. Family Court Act Law § 723
Duties of private person before and after taking into custody
New York · New York Family Court Act Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22
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- N.Y. Family Court Act Law § 723, Duties of private person before and after taking into custody, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1107108
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§ 723. Duties of private person before and after taking into custody.
(a) Before taking into custody, a private person must inform the person
to be taken into custody of the cause thereof and require him to submit.
(b) After taking into custody, a private person must take the person,
without unnecessary delay, to his home, to a family court judge or
deliver him to a peace officer, who is acting pursuant to his special
duties, or a police officer.