NEW RULES ON FORENSICS

Recently signed into law is Assembly Bill A2375C, 2021-2022 Legislative Session, which amends DRL 240(1), effective June 21, 2023, and will then require an appointed forensic custody evaluator to be a psychologist, social worker or psychiatrist, and to complete biennial domestic violence training in order to qualify for the appointment.  The act also adds a new paragraph (o) for NY Exec 575 outlining the required domestic violence training.