Providing information to child protection services

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New York Code › Act EXC › Article 12-A › Section 256-A

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§ 256-a. Providing information to child protection services. Upon a\ndetermination by a probation agency or department that its records\nregarding an individual presently under the supervision of the agency or\ndepartment are relevant to an investigation of child abuse or\nmaltreatment conducted by a child protective service pursuant to title\nsix of article six of the social services law, the probation agency or\ndepartment shall provide the records or portions thereof determined to\nbe relevant to the child protective service conducting the\ninvestigation. Each probation agency or department shall make provisions\nfor the transmission of records required to be provided under this\nsection.\n

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