§ 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.

Terms Used In N.Y. Social Services Law 414

  • Child: means a person actually or apparently under the age of eighteen years;

    2. See N.Y. Social Services Law 371
  • maltreated child: includes a child under eighteen years of age:

    (a) defined as a neglected child by the family court act, or

    (b) who has had serious physical injury inflicted upon him or her by other than accidental means;

    3. See N.Y. Social Services Law 412
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