N.Y. FCT Law § 784
This is the official text of N.Y. FCT Law § 784, part of New York’s FCT Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "FCT Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Use of police records
Official statutory text
§ 784. Use of police records. All police records relating to the\narrest and disposition of any person under this article shall be kept in\nfiles separate and apart from the arrests of adults and shall be\nwithheld from public inspection, but such records shall be open to\ninspection upon good cause shown by the parent, guardian, next friend or\nattorney of that person upon the written order of a judge of the family\ncourt in the county in which the order was made.\n
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