# N.Y. EXC Law § 256-A: Providing information to child protection services

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S256-A

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. EXC Law § 256-A
- **Heading:** Providing information to child protection services
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act EXC / Article 12-A / Section 256-A

## Text

§ 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

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. EXC Law § 255 Probation in the city of New York](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S255.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 256 Local probation departments](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S256.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 256-A Providing information to child protection services](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S256-A.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 257 Probation personnel; qualifications and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S257.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 257-A Civil actions against local department volunteers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S257-A.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 257-B Conditional releasees; duties of supervision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S257-B.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 257-C Probation administrative fee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S257-C.md)
- [N.Y. EXC Law § 258 Physical, mental and psychiatric examinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AEXC_A12-A_S258.md)

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