Adds additional offenses where there is concurrent jurisdiction of criminal and family courts; defines "unreciprocated offensive contact".
Adds additional offenses where there is concurrent jurisdiction of criminal and family courts; defines "unreciprocated offensive contact".
Requires the mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment by certain employees of the metropolitan transportation authority; requires such employees to complete coursework or training regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.
Requires the office of children and family services to determine and then notify the appropriate local child protective service if the subject of an allegation of child abuse or maltreatment is the operator of a licensed day care or similar facility, or if any person named in a report is a known sex offender or has previously been the subject of an indicated report of abuse or neglect.
Relates to improvements in the state central register of child abuse and maltreatment; allows the central register to receive electronic reports alleging child abuse or maltreatment; provides for a single statewide internet address that all persons, whether mandated by the law or not, may use to send electronic communications alleging child abuse or maltreatment.
Relates to orders of protection in child abuse and neglect proceedings in family court.
Relates to orders of protection in child abuse and neglect proceedings in family court.
Creates the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture.
Creates the crimes of child abuse, vulnerable elderly person or incompetent or physically disabled person abuse, and torture.
Relates to access to reports of child abuse and maltreatment by criminal justice agencies; requires the office of children and family services to establish a centralized database of reports of child abuse and maltreatment for criminal justice agencies to access in the performance of their duties; defines criminal justice agencies.