Legislation
SECTION 722.10
Youth part of the superior court established
Criminal Procedure (CPL) CHAPTER 11-A, PART 3, TITLE U, ARTICLE 722
§ 722.10 Youth part of the superior court established.
1. The chief administrator of the courts is hereby directed to
establish, in a superior court in each county of the state, a part of
the court to be known as the youth part of the superior court for the
county in which such court presides. Judges presiding in the youth part
shall be (i) family court judges, as described in article six, section
one of the constitution, or (ii) judges of a superior court who have
been determined by the chief administrator of the courts to be qualified
to preside because of prior training and experience, including but not
limited to in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court or
adolescent or juvenile offender proceedings in a superior court. To aid
in their work, such judges shall receive training in specialized areas,
including, but not limited to, juvenile justice, adolescent development,
custody and care of youths and effective treatment methods for reducing
unlawful conduct by youths, and shall be authorized to make appropriate
determinations within the power of such superior court with respect to
the cases of youths assigned to such part. The youth part shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings in relation to juvenile
offenders and adolescent offenders, except as provided in this article
or article seven hundred twenty-five of this chapter.
2. The chief administrator of the courts shall also direct the
presiding justice of the appellate division, in each judicial department
of the state, to designate judges authorized by law to exercise criminal
jurisdiction to serve as accessible magistrates, for the purpose of
acting in place of the youth part for certain first appearance
proceedings involving youths, as provided by law. When designating such
magistrates, the presiding justice shall ensure that all areas of a
county are within a reasonable distance of a designated magistrate. A
judge authorized to preside as such a magistrate shall have received
training in specialized areas, including, but not limited to, juvenile
justice, adolescent development, custody and care of youths and
effective treatment methods for reducing unlawful conduct by youths.
1. The chief administrator of the courts is hereby directed to
establish, in a superior court in each county of the state, a part of
the court to be known as the youth part of the superior court for the
county in which such court presides. Judges presiding in the youth part
shall be (i) family court judges, as described in article six, section
one of the constitution, or (ii) judges of a superior court who have
been determined by the chief administrator of the courts to be qualified
to preside because of prior training and experience, including but not
limited to in juvenile delinquency proceedings in family court or
adolescent or juvenile offender proceedings in a superior court. To aid
in their work, such judges shall receive training in specialized areas,
including, but not limited to, juvenile justice, adolescent development,
custody and care of youths and effective treatment methods for reducing
unlawful conduct by youths, and shall be authorized to make appropriate
determinations within the power of such superior court with respect to
the cases of youths assigned to such part. The youth part shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings in relation to juvenile
offenders and adolescent offenders, except as provided in this article
or article seven hundred twenty-five of this chapter.
2. The chief administrator of the courts shall also direct the
presiding justice of the appellate division, in each judicial department
of the state, to designate judges authorized by law to exercise criminal
jurisdiction to serve as accessible magistrates, for the purpose of
acting in place of the youth part for certain first appearance
proceedings involving youths, as provided by law. When designating such
magistrates, the presiding justice shall ensure that all areas of a
county are within a reasonable distance of a designated magistrate. A
judge authorized to preside as such a magistrate shall have received
training in specialized areas, including, but not limited to, juvenile
justice, adolescent development, custody and care of youths and
effective treatment methods for reducing unlawful conduct by youths.