Quoted: If they live together, you'd better believe they're covered by that law.
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Only if they have a child in common in NYS.
Here is what constitutes a Family Offense in NYS:
S 530.11 Procedures for family offense matters.
1. Jurisdiction. The family court and the criminal courts shall have
concurrent jurisdiction over any proceeding concerning acts which would
constitute disorderly conduct, harassment in the first degree,
harassment in the second degree, aggravated harassment in the second
degree, stalking in the first degree, stalking in the second degree,
stalking in the third degree, stalking in the fourth degree, menacing in
the second degree, menacing in the third degree, reckless endangerment,
assault in the second degree, assault in the third degree or an
attempted assault between spouses or former spouses, or between parent
and child or between members of the same family or household except that
if the respondent would not be criminally responsible by reason of age
pursuant to section 30.00 of the penal law, then the family court shall
have exclusive jurisdiction over such proceeding. Notwithstanding a
complainant`s election to proceed in family court, the criminal court
shall not be divested of jurisdiction to hear a family offense
proceeding pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section,
"disorderly conduct" includes disorderly conduct not in a public place.
For purposes of this section, "members of the same family or household"
with respect to a proceeding in the criminal courts shall mean the
following:
(a) persons related by consanguinity or affinity;
(b) persons legally married to one another;
(c) persons formerly married to one another; and
(d) persons who have a child in common, regardless whether such
persons have been married or have lived together at any time.
caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/nycodes/c25/a71.htmlIn spite of what the above section says about Family and Criminal courts, we are now putting into place an Integrated Domestic Violence Court that will hear any and all cases that would have previously appeared in Family, Criminal or Civil courts that involve family offenses:
www.courts.state.ny.us/ip/domesticviolence/index.shtmlWe are required under state law to make an arrest for any felony offense; misdemeanor arrests are optional under STATE law; agency policy requires us to make an arrest for a misdemeanor offense. Violation level offenses are at the specific request of the victim.
That's not true either, and can certainly get you arrested for DV.
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Not in NYS.