A 3664 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Ensures that parents and guardians of youth up to age 19 are notified when their child is arrested

Summary

Relates to the issuance of arrest warrants upon a youth who is still in high school; provides for the police officer to make a reasonable effort to notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of such youth or with whom the youth is domiciled that the youth has been arrested; provides that the police officer need not notify the parent or other person legally responsible when such youth is not also a juvenile offender and the notification would endanger the health and safety of such youth; amends provisions relating to sexually exploited children to include persons under the age of nineteen.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

A3664 → A3664A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill amends New York's arrest notification requirements for youth, specifically narrowing the age range from under 19 to under 18 and adding a provision for youth still in high school regardless of age. The change ensures parents are notified when their children are arrested for certain non-violent offenses, with exceptions for situations where notification would endanger the youth's safety.

Scope change

The bill's scope was narrowed from youth under age 19 to youth under age 18 or still in high school, and the age threshold for notification requirements was adjusted from 19 to 18.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the age eligibility for arrest notification from youth under 19 to youth under 18 or still in high school

REQUIREMENT

Updated the age threshold in the arrest notification provision from 'less than nineteen years old' to 'less than eighteen years old, or still in high school'

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to bill title and committee referral language

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 3664A

lower

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CODES

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors