Family Court Act § 757 · Part 5. Orders
Probation
Text — Law content up to date as of August 21, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 757. Probation. (a) Rules of court shall define permissible terms and conditions of probation.
(b) The maximum period of probation shall not exceed one year. If the court finds at the conclusion of the original period that exceptional circumstances require an additional year of probation, the court may continue probation for an additional year.
(c) The court may order as a condition of probation restitution or services for public good pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-eight-a.
(d) In cases wherein the record indicates that the consumption of alcohol by the respondent may have been a contributing factor, the court may order as a condition of probation attendance at and completion of an alcohol awareness program established pursuant to section 19.25 of the mental hygiene law.
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