NY · rules
22 NYCRR 17.4
Domestic violence program
(a) Each judge or justice in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, each judge of the Family Court, and each justice of the Supreme Court who regularly handles matrimonial matters shall attend, every two years, a program approved by the Chief Administrator of the Courts addressing issues relating to domestic violence.
(b) Attendance at such program shall be counted toward fulfillment of the training and education requirements for justices and judges subject to section 17.3 of this Part.
History
2026: 17 > Repealed and added new 17.1, renumbered 17.4 as 17.6, and added 17.4 and 17.5 on May 27, 2026, effective January 1, 2028 (order: https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/RULES/chiefjudge/Signed Letter to DOS-AO.02.26.pdf) 2023: 17 > Amended on Dec. 12 (order: https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/RULES/chiefjudge/AO 04.23_Part 17.pdf) Text posted ahead of effect, effective 2028-01-01: Orientation Program for Judicial Visits to Facilities Described in section 17.1 (a) Each judge or justice in a court required to visit a facility specified in section 17.1 shall attend within one year after assuming office or within one year of the enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, a program approved by the Chief Administrator of the Courts describing the facilities designated in section 17.1, orienting judges and justices to prepare them for visits to such facilities. (b) The Office of Court Administration, in creating such judicial education programs pursuant to this subdivision, shall attempt to obtain input regarding any such program from the relevant stakeholders, including but not limited to the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, the administrators of local jail systems, Prisoner’s Legal Services of New York, and the Correctional Association of New York. (c) Attendance at such program shall be counted toward fulfillment of the training and education requirements for justices and judges subject to section 17.3 of this Part.
Provenance
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- nycourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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