Mental Hygiene Law § 15.37 · Article 15. Admission of People With Developmental Disabilities to Schools
Transfer of juvenile delinquents
Text — Law content up to date as of June 26, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 15.37 Transfer of juvenile delinquents.
(a) The commissioner shall receive and arrange for the admission of juvenile delinquents temporarily transferred to his custody pursuant to section 353.4 of the family court act to the appropriate office facility.
(b) Immediately upon the admission of a juvenile as a resident pursuant to this section, the director shall comply with the provisions of section 15.07 of this chapter, and the mental hygiene legal service shall contact such juvenile and explain and make available the facilities thereof. Any juvenile placed pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of article fifteen of this chapter.
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