N.Y. Executive Law 837-M – Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to missing children and vulnerable adults
The chief of every police department, each county sheriff and the superintendent of state police shall report, at least semi-annually, to the division with respect to specified cases of missing children that are closed. Such reports shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the division and shall contain such information as the division deems necessary including, but not limited to, information regarding recovered children who were arrested, children who were the victims of criminal activity or exploitation and children who were found deceased and information regarding the alleged abductor or killer of such children. Any law enforcement department referred to in this section may, in its discretion, include in such semi-annual reports information relating to missing vulnerable adults as such term is defined in section eight hundred thirty-seven-f-one of this article.
N.Y. Executive Law 837-M – Criminal history records search for certain employment, appointments, licenses or permits in the city of New York
Terms Used In N.Y. Executive Law 837-M
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.