New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 18 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter II - Regulations of the Department of Social Services
Subchapter C - Social Services
Article 2 - Family and Children's Services
Part 437 - Differential Response for Children Under 12 Years of Age
Section 437.1 - Legal Authority

This subpart is established pursuant to Chapter 810 of the Laws of 2021, as amended by Chapter 38 of the Laws of 2022, which provides that the Office of Children and Family Services shall promulgate regulations regarding the differential response for children under 12 years of age who do not fall under the definition of juvenile delinquent under section 301.2 of the Family Court Act, but whose behavior would otherwise bring them under the jurisdiction of Article 3 of the Family Court Act.