§ 214-b. Family offense intervention. The superintendent shall, for\nall members of the state police including new and veteran officers,\ndevelop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the state office\nfor the prevention of domestic violence, written policies and procedures\nconsistent with article eight of the family court act and applicable\nprovisions of the criminal procedure and domestic relations laws,\nregarding the investigation of and intervention in incidents of family\noffenses. Such policies and procedures shall make provision for\neducation and training in the interpretation and enforcement of New\nYork's family offense laws, including but not limited to:\n (a) intake and recording of victim statements, and the prompt\ntranslation of such statements if made in a l
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§ 214-b. Family offense intervention. The superintendent shall, for\nall members of the state police including new and veteran officers,\ndevelop, maintain and disseminate, in consultation with the state office\nfor the prevention of domestic violence, written policies and procedures\nconsistent with article eight of the family court act and applicable\nprovisions of the criminal procedure and domestic relations laws,\nregarding the investigation of and intervention in incidents of family\noffenses. Such policies and procedures shall make provision for\neducation and training in the interpretation and enforcement of New\nYork's family offense laws, including but not limited to:\n (a) intake and recording of victim statements, and the prompt\ntranslation of such statements if made in a language other than English,\nin accordance with subdivision (c) of this section, on a standardized\n"domestic violence incident report form" promulgated by the state\ndivision of criminal justice services in consultation with the\nsuperintendent and with the state office for the prevention of domestic\nviolence, and the investigation thereof so as to ascertain whether a\ncrime has been committed against the victim by a member of the victim's\nfamily or household as such terms are defined in section eight hundred\ntwelve of the family court act and section 530.11 of the criminal\nprocedure law;\n (b) the need for immediate intervention in family offenses including\nthe arrest and detention of alleged offenders, pursuant to subdivision\nfour of section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law, and notifying\nvictims of their rights, in their native language, if identified as\nother than English, in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section,\nincluding but not limited to immediately providing the victim with the\nwritten notice provided in subdivision six of section 530.11 of the\ncriminal procedure law and subdivision five of section eight hundred\ntwelve of the family court act.\n (c) The superintendent, in consultation with the division of criminal\njustice services and the office for the prevention of domestic violence\nshall determine the languages in which such translation required by\nsubdivision (a) of this section, and the notification required pursuant\nto subdivision (b) of this section, shall be provided. Such\ndetermination shall be based on the size of the New York state\npopulation that speaks each language and any other relevant factor. Such\nwritten notice required pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section\nshall be made available to all state police officers in the state.\n