Misrepresentation by a child day care provider · as in force on May 31, 2026
* § 260.31 Misrepresentation by a child day care provider.
A person is guilty of misrepresentation by a child day care provider when, being a child day care provider or holding himself or herself out as such, he or she makes any willful and intentional misrepresentation, by act or omission, to a parent or guardian of a child in the care of such provider (or a child whose prospective placement in such care is being considered by such parent or guardian) to any state or local official having jurisdiction over child day care providers, or to any police officer or peace officer as to the facts pertaining to such child day care provider, including, but not limited to: (i) the number of children in the facility or home where such number is in violation of the provisions of section three hundred ninety of the social services law, (ii) the area of the facility, home, or center used for child day care, or (iii) the credentials or qualifications of any child day care provider, assistant, employee, or volunteer. A misrepresentation subject to the provisions of this section must substantially place at risk the health or safety of a child in the care of a child day care provider.
Misrepresentation by a child day care provider is a class A misdemeanor.
* NB There are 2 § 260.31's
A child day care provider, or someone holding himself or herself out as one, commits this offense by making a willful and intentional misrepresentation, by act or omission, about facts pertaining to the provider to a parent or guardian of a child in the provider's care (or whose prospective placement is being considered), to a state or local official with jurisdiction over day care providers, or to a police or peace officer. ★ Covered facts include, but are not limited to, the number of children where it violates Social Services Law § 390, the area used for day care, and the credentials or qualifications of any provider, assistant, employee or volunteer. The misrepresentation must substantially place at risk the health or safety of a child in care. ★ The offense is a class A misdemeanor.
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.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.