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S 4806: Provides for the issuance of summonses to each parent, including a non-custodial parent, of any juvenile who is the subject of a juvenile delinquency petition.
What S 4806 does, verified January 11, 2026
The bill aims to improve the process of serving summons to parents in juvenile delinquency cases. When a petition is filed, the court will issue a summons to each parent of the respondent, including non-custodial parents, if their address has been provided by the Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives or Presentment Agency. The summons will notify parents of their right to appear and participate in the proceeding, as well as seek temporary release or direct placement of the respondent. The presentment agency will personally serve the summons and petition at least 24 hours before the specified date, or serve by mail at least 5 days prior. Failure to appear by a noticed parent will not delay the respondent's initial appearance. The bill will take effect 90 days after it becomes law and apply to juveniles subject to a juvenile delinquency petition filed on or after that date.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 4806
- What is the current status of S 4806?
- As of January 11, 2026, S 4806 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES".
- Did S 4806 pass?
- Not yet. S 4806 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 4806, and where is it now?
- S 4806 was authored by Sen. James Sanders. Its committee of record is Senate Children & Families.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
| Feb. 13, 2025 | REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 13, 2025 · 383 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4806 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to service of summons- es upon parents in juvenile delinquency cases The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 312.1 of the family court act is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Upon the filing of a petition under this article, the court shall 4 issue a summons to each parent of the respondent, including a non-custo- 5 dial parent, apart from the parent or person legally responsible named 6 in subdivision one of this section, provided that the address of such 7 noticed parent has been provided by the office of probation and correc- 8 tional alternatives or presentment agency. The office of probation and 9 correctional alternatives and presentment agency shall ask the custodial 10 parent or person legally responsible for information regarding any other 11 parent or parents of the respondent. The summons shall provide notice to 12 the parent or parents of the right to appear and participate in the 13 proceeding and to seek temporary release or, upon disposition, direct 14 placement, of the respondent. The presentment agency shall personally 15 serve the summons and petition at least twenty-four hours before the 16 time stated in such summons and petition for appearance, or may serve 17 the summons and petition by mail at least five days before such date. 18 The failure of such noticed parent to appear shall not be cause for 19 delay of the respondent's initial appearance, as defined by section 20 320.1 of this article. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 22 have become a law, and shall apply to any juvenile who is the subject of 23 a juvenile delinquency petition filed on or after such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09628-01-5
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