FCA § 381.2

Use of records in other courts

§ 381.2. Use of records in other courts. 1. Neither the fact that a person was before the family court under this article for a hearing nor any confession, admission or statement made by him to the court or to any officer thereof in any stage of the proceeding is admissible as evidence against him or his interests in any other court.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one, another court, in imposing sentence upon an adult after conviction may receive and consider the records and information on file with the family court, unless such records and information have been sealed pursuant to section 375.1.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/FCT/381.2

In plain English

★ Neither the fact of a Family Court JD hearing nor any statement made there is admissible against the person in any other court. ★ Exception: in sentencing an adult after conviction, another court may consider the Family Court records/info — unless sealed under § 375.1.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 5 — The JG-22 Family Court Act and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.