New York A04899 mandates law enforcement to conduct lethality assessments when responding to domestic violence incidents.

New York A04899 amends the executive law to require law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence. The bill mandates the inclusion of specific questions in the domestic incident report form to assess the risk of serious harm to the victim or others. It also requires law enforcement officers to advise victims of the assessment results and take appropriate actions based on the assessment, such as filing an application for an extreme risk protection order if necessary.

New York A04899 mandates law enforcement to conduct lethality assessments when responding to domestic violence incidents.

New York A04899 amends the executive law to require law enforcement officers to conduct a lethality assessment as part of the standardized domestic incident report form when responding to incidents of domestic violence. The bill mandates the inclusion of specific questions in the domestic incident report form to assess the risk of serious harm to the victim or others. It also requires law enforcement officers to advise victims of the assessment results and take appropriate actions based on the assessment, such as filing an application for an extreme risk protection order if necessary.