N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 181.13

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024

Section 181.13 - Local practices pertaining to the issuance and execution of warrants

(a) Local practices in Region I. Upon notification, all of the youth service team offices listed in this subdivision will prepare the warrant and deliver it to the appropriate law enforcement agency for execution.

(1) District 1, City of Buffalo: Call the Youth Service Team Office at 600 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, (716) 881-6800.

(2) District 1, outside of the City of Buffalo: Call the Youth Service Team Office at 125 Main Street, Buffalo, (716) 842-4310.

(3) District 2, Monroe County: Call the Youth Service Team Office at 8 Exchange Street, Rochester 14614, (716) 325-6075.

(4) District 2, Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Livingston, Genesee and Orleans Counties: Call the Youth Service Team Office at 2325 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, (716) 461-4300.

(5) District 2, Yates, Steuben, Schuyler and Chemung Counties: Call the Youth Service Team Office at 214 East Chruch Street, Elmira, 14901, (607) 733-6656.

(6) Industry School: Industry School follows the procedures in this section with the exception that for youths from region I, District 2, Monroe, Wayne, Seneca, Ontario, Yates, Orleans, Genesee and Livingston Counties, warrants are issued directly from Industry School.

(b) Local practices in Region II. Call the office of the youth service team worker assigned to the youth. They will record the necessary information, complete the warrant and deliver it to the appropriate law enforcement agency for execution. Facility personnel may issue a warrant and deliver it to the local law enforcement agency if they believe that the youth is in the immediate area. Regardless of who issues the warrant, the Central Services Unit at 333 East Washington Street, Syracuse, New York 13202, (315) 473-8023, should be notified and advised of the AWOL and the warrant.

(c) Local practices in Region III.

(1) District 1: Call the appropriate Youth Service Team Office. They will record the necessary information, prepare the warrant, and deliver it to the appropriate law enforcement agency for execution.

(2) District 2: Call the appropriate Youth Service Team Office. They will record the necessary information, prepare the warrant, and deliver it to the appropriate law enforcement agency for execution.

(3) Goshen Center and Brookwood Center: Generally, these facilities do not issue warrants. Rather, they notify the State Police and other appropriate local police. However, they will deliver warrants to these agencies if they request them, an infrequent occurrence. The youth's youth service team is notified and they may issue a warrant in the home community. Call central office (518) 474-8635 with any questions or problems.

(d) Local practices in Region IV:

(1) Districts 1 and 2:

(i) Call the appropriate youth service team office.

(ii) The youth service team office then calls the Division for Youth Central Services Unit at (212) 488-7773 (No. 2 World Trade Center). The central services unit provides a warrant number to the youth service team office.

(iii) The youth service team office then prepares the warrant and a warrant information sheet containing other information which may be helpful in locating the youth.

(iv) The youth service team office then prepares four copies of the warrant and distributes them as follows:

(a) one copy and the original warrant and two copies of the information sheet are sent to the central services unit;

(b) one copy is sent to the juvenile center (Spofford);

(c) one copy is sent to the person or facility who notified the youth service team office of the AWOL; and

(d) one copy is retained by the youth service team office.

(v) The central services unit gives the warrant and the information sheet to its transfer agents who, time being available, take the warrant and search for the youth. The central services unit also delivers the second copy of the warrant to the central warrant squad of the New York City Police Department for their use in locating the youth (active warrants are delivered to this warrant squad as they are issued).

(2) District 3:

(i) Call the appropriate youth service team office. They will record the necessary information, prepare the warrant and deliver it to the appropriate law enforcement agency for execution. Facility personnel themselves may issue a warrant and deliver it to the local law enforcement agency if they believe that the youth is in the immediate area.

(ii) If the appropriate youth service team office cannot be reached (for example, if a warrant is sought to be obtained after business hours or on weekends) call the Brentwood Center, Commack Road, Dix Hills, New York, (516) 667-1188, and request a warrant. They will record the necessary information, prepare a warrant and, in consultation with the requestor, deliver the warrant to the appropriate law enforcement agency for execution.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 181.13