NY Exec L § 221-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EXC - Executive Article 11 - Division of State Police 221-A - Computer System to Carry Information of Orders of Protection and Warrants of Arrest.

§  221-a. Computer system to carry information of orders of protection   and warrants of arrest. 1. The superintendent, in consultation with  the   division  of  criminal justice services, office of court administration,   and the office for the prevention of domestic violence, shall develop  a   comprehensive  plan for the establishment and maintenance of a statewide   computerized registry of all orders of  protection  issued  pursuant  to   articles four, five, six, eight and ten of the family court act, section   530.12  of  the  criminal  procedure  law  and,  insofar as they involve   victims  of  domestic  violence  as  defined  by  section  four  hundred   fifty-nine-a  of the social services law, section 530.13 of the criminal   procedure law and sections two hundred forty and two  hundred  fifty-two   of the domestic relations law, and orders of protection issued by courts   of  competent  jurisdiction  in  another  state,  territorial  or tribal   jurisdiction,  special  orders  of   conditions   issued   pursuant   to   subparagraph  (i) or (ii) of paragraph (o) of subdivision one of section   330.20 of the criminal procedure law insofar as they involve a victim or   victims of domestic violence as defined by subdivision  one  of  section   four  hundred  fifty-nine-a  of  the social services law or a designated   witness or witnesses to such domestic violence, and all warrants  issued   pursuant   to   sections  one  hundred  fifty-three  and  eight  hundred   twenty-seven of the family court act, and arrest and bench  warrants  as   defined  in subdivisions twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty of section   1.20 of the criminal procedure law, insofar as such warrants pertain  to   orders  of  protection  or  temporary  orders  of  protection; provided,   however,  that  warrants  issued  pursuant  to   section   one   hundred   fifty-three  of  the  family  court act pertaining to articles three and   seven of such act and section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law shall   not be included in the registry. The superintendent shall establish  and   maintain such registry for the purposes of ascertaining the existence of   orders  of  protection,  temporary  orders  of  protection, warrants and   special orders of  conditions,  and  for  enforcing  the  provisions  of   paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  four  of section 140.10 of the criminal   procedure law.2. The superintendent shall prescribe standardized forms for  warrants   issued  in  connection  with  orders of protection and special orders of   conditions included in the statewide computerized registry.  Except  for   orders  of  protection  issued  by  courts  of competent jurisdiction in   another  state,  territorial  or   tribal   jurisdiction,   only   those   standardized  forms  prescribed  herein  and  pursuant  to section eight   hundred fourteen-a of the family court act, subdivision three of section   two hundred forty of the domestic relations law, and subdivision  twelve   of  section 530.12 and subdivision one of section 530.13 of the criminal   procedure law shall be utilized in cases resulting in orders which  must   be entered into the statewide computerized registry.3.  Whenever  any court issues an order of protection or special order   of conditions, the sheriff's  office  or  appropriate  municipal  police   department in the county in which the complainant or petitioner resides,   or  if  he  or  she resides within a city, the police department of such   city, which receives a copy of the order of protection or special  order   of  conditions from the clerk of the court or otherwise pursuant to law,   shall promptly transmit such information on the order of  protection  or   special  order of conditions as required by rule and regulation over the   law enforcement communication system, including but not limited to:  the   names  of  the  parties to the proceeding giving rise to such order, the   date such order becomes effective, the date such  order  was  served  or   whether  the  defendant or respondent had actual knowledge of such order   because he or she was present in court when such order was  issued,  the   date  such  order  is  to  expire,  and the terms and conditions of such    order. When any peace officer, acting pursuant to  his  or  her  special   duties,  or  police  officer  receives a warrant issued by family court,   supreme court  or  by  a  criminal  court  pertaining  to  an  order  of   protection  or  special order of conditions, as described in subdivision   one of this section, the officer shall cause specific information on the   warrant as required by rule and regulation  to  be  promptly  dispatched   over  the  law  enforcement  communication  system. For purposes of this   subdivision, municipal shall have the same meaning as  municipality,  as   defined  in subdivision six of section eight hundred thirty-five of this   chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of  article  fifty-four  of  the   civil  practice  law and rules, a person entitled to protection under an   order of protection issued by  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  in   another  state,  territorial or tribal jurisdiction, may file such order   without fee with the clerk of a court in this state having  jurisdiction   over  family,  criminal  or matrimonial proceedings; such order shall be   accompanied by a sworn affidavit that upon information and  belief  such   order is in effect as written and has not been vacated or modified. Upon   such  filing,  information  regarding such order shall be transmitted to   the statewide computerized registry in  accordance  with  this  section,   provided,  however,  that  such  filing  and registry entry shall not be   required for enforcement of such order.4. Courts and law enforcement officials, including probation officers,   and employees of local correctional facilities  and  the  department  of   corrections   and   community   supervision   who  are  responsible  for   monitoring, supervising or classification of incarcerated individuals or   parolees shall have the ability to disclose and share  information  with   respect to such orders and warrants consistent with the purposes of this   section,  subject  to  applicable  provisions  of  the family court act,   domestic  relations  law  and  criminal  procedure  law  concerning  the   confidentiality, sealing and expungement of records.5.  In  no  case shall the state or any state or local law enforcement   official or court official be held liable for any  violations  of  rules   and  regulations  promulgated under this section, or for damages for any   delay or failure to file an order of  protection  or  special  order  of   conditions,   or   to   transmit  information  to  the  law  enforcement   communication network pertaining to such orders or related family  court   arrest  warrants,  or  for acting in reliance upon such information. For   purposes of this subdivision law enforcement official shall include  but   not  be  limited  to  an  employee of a sheriff's office, or a municipal   police department or a peace officer  acting  pursuant  to  his  or  her   special duties.6.  The  superintendent  shall  establish  procedures  for  the prompt   removal of orders of protection and special orders  of  conditions  from   the   active   files   of   the  registry  upon  their  expiration.  The   superintendent shall establish procedures for prompt disclosure of  such   orders  and  warrants consistent with the purposes of paragraph (a-1) of   subdivision one of section two hundred forty of the  domestic  relations   law  and  subdivision (e) of section six hundred fifty-one of the family   court act.