New York Statutes
§ 420 — Penalties for failure to report
New York § 420
This text of New York § 420 (Penalties for failure to report) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.Y. Social Services § 420 (2026).
Text
§ 420. Penalties for failure to report.
1.Any person, official or\ninstitution required by this title to report a case of suspected child\nabuse or maltreatment who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a\nclass A misdemeanor.\n 2. Any person, official or institution required by this title to\nreport a case of suspected child abuse or maltreatment who knowingly and\nwillfully fails to do so shall be civilly liable for the damages\nproximately caused by such failure.\n
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Related
Mark G. v. Sabol
717 N.E.2d 1067 (New York Court of Appeals, 1999)
Grant v. Cuomo
130 A.D.2d 154 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1987)
Kimberly S. M. v. Bradford Central School
226 A.D.2d 85 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1996)
Kempster v. Child Protective Services
130 A.D.2d 623 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1987)
BL DOE 3 v. Female Academy of the Sacred Heart
2021 NY Slip Op 06480 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2021)
Dolgas v. Wales
187 N.Y.S.3d 829 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2023)
Hanson v. Hicksville Union Free Sch. Dist.
175 N.Y.S.3d 327 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2022)
Visiko v. Fleming
2021 NY Slip Op 06484 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2021)
Satler v. Larsen
131 A.D.2d 125 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1987)
Lara v. City of New York
187 Misc. 2d 882 (New York Supreme Court, 2001)
Bowes v. Noone
298 A.D.2d 859 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2002)
Heidt v. Rome Memorial Hospital
278 A.D.2d 786 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2000)
Doe Ex Rel. Hickey v. Jefferson County
985 F. Supp. 66 (N.D. New York, 1997)
Brave v. City of New York
216 A.D.3d 728 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2023)
Pesante v. County of Seneca
1 A.D.2d 915 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2003)
Catherine G. v. County of Essex
307 A.D.2d 446 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2003)
Diana G-D v. Bedford Central School District
33 Misc. 3d 970 (New York Supreme Court, 2011)
Lurene F. v. Olsson
190 Misc. 2d 642 (New York Supreme Court, 2002)
Moore v. City of New York
85 A.D.3d 623 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2011)
Komlosi v. Cuomo
99 A.D.3d 458 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2012)
Nearby Sections
15
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New York § 420, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ny/SOS/420.