N.Y. DOM Law § 77-O
This is the official text of N.Y. DOM Law § 77-O, part of New York’s Domestic Relations Law — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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Role of law enforcement
Official statutory text
§ 77-o. Role of law enforcement. At the request of a prosecutor or\nother appropriate public official acting under section seventy-seven-n\nof this title, a law enforcement officer, as defined in subdivision\nthirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, may take any\nlawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and\nassist a prosecutor or appropriate public official with responsibilities\nunder section seventy-seven-n of this title.\n
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