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September 12, 2025Sec. 834. Evidence
Only competent, material and relevant evidence may be admitted in a fact-finding hearing; only material and relevant evidence may be admitted in a dispositional hearing.
Selected Statutes: New York
- Civil Practice Law and Rules
- Chapter Eight. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Article 2. Limitations of Time
- Article 21. Papers
- Article 63-a. Extreme Risk Protection Orders
- Sec. 6340. Definitions
- Sec. 6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order
- Sec. 6342. Issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order
- Sec. 6343. Issuance of a final extreme risk protection order
- Sec. 6344. Surrender and removal of firearms, rifles and shotguns pursuant to an extreme risk protection order
- Sec. 6345. Request for renewal of an extreme risk protection order
- Sec. 6346. Expiration of an extreme risk protection order
- Sec. 6347. Effect of findings and determinations in subsequent proceedings
- Chapter Eight. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Civil Rights Law
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Chapter 11-A. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Part One. General Provisions
- Part Two. The Principal Proceedings
- Part Three. Special Proceedings and Miscellaneous Procedures
- Title P. Procedures for Securing Attendance at Criminal Actions and Proceedings of Defendants and Witnesses Under Control of Court--Recognizance, Bail and Commitment
- Chapter 11-A. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Domestic Relations Law
- Chapter 14. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Article 5. The Custody and Wages of Children
- Article 5-A. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
- Article 10. Action for Divorce
- Article 11-a. Special Provisions Relating to Divorce and Separation
- Article 13. Provisions Applicable to More Than One Type of Matrimonial Action
- Sec. 230. Required residence of parties
- Sec. 236. Special controlling provisions; prior actions or proceedings; new actions or proceedings
- Sec. 237. Counsel fees and expenses
- Sec. 240. Custody and child support; orders of protection
- Sec. 240-d. Support orders for certain adult dependents
- Sec. 252. Effect of pendency of action for divorce, separation or annulment on petition for order of protection
- Sec. 253. Removal of barriers to remarriage
- Sec. 255. Prerequisites for judgments under articles nine, ten and eleven of this chapter; health care coverage
- Chapter 14. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Education Law
- Executive Law
- Family Court Act
- Article 1. Family Court Established
- Part 1. Applicability of Act and Creation of Court
- Part 5. General Powers
- Sec. 153-c. Temporary order of protection
- Sec. 154. State-wide process
- Sec. 154-b. Order of protection; answer and counter-claims; confidentiality of address
- Sec.154-c. Orders of protection; procedural requirements
- Sec. 154-d. Emergency powers; local criminal courts
- Sec. 154-e. Orders of protection; filing and enforcement of out-of-state orders
- Part 6. General Provisions Concerning Hearings
- Article 2. Administration, Medical Examinations, Law Guardians, Auxiliary Services
- Article 4. Support Proceedings
- Article 5. Paternity proceedings
- Article 6. Permanent termination of parental rights, adoption, guardianship and custody
- Part 3. Custody
- Sec. 651. Jurisdiction over habeas corpus proceedings and petitions for custody and visitation of minors
- Sec. 651-a. Reports of child abuse and maltreatment; admissibility
- Sec. 652. Jurisdiction over applications to fix custody in matrimonial actions on referral from supreme court
- Sec. 653. Rules of court
- Sec. 655. Temporary order of protection
- Sec. 656. Order of protection
- Sec. 657. Certain provisions relating to the guardianship and custody of children by persons who are not the parents of such children
- Part 3. Custody
- Article 8. Family offenses proceedings
- Part 1. Jurisdiction
- Sec. 812. Procedures for family offense proceedings
- Sec. 813. Transfer to criminal court
- Sec. 814. Rules of court regarding concurrent jurisdiction
- Sec. 814-a. Uniform forms
- Sec. 815. Transcript of family offense proceedings; request by district attorney
- Sec. 817. Support, paternity and child protection
- Sec. 818. Venue
- Part 2. Preliminary procedure
- Sec. 821. Originating proceedings
- Sec. 821-a. Preliminary procedure
- Sec. 822. Person who may originate proceedings
- Sec. 823. Rules of court for preliminary procedure
- Sec. 824. Admissibility of statements made during preliminary conference
- Sec. 825. Issuance of summons
- Sec. 826. Service of summons
- Sec. 827. Issuance of warrant; certificate of warrant
- Sec. 828. Temporary order of protection; temporary order for child support
- Part 3. Hearing
- Part 4. Orders
- Sec. 841. Orders of disposition
- Sec. 842. Order of protection
- Sec. 842-a. Suspension and revocation of a license to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm or firearms pursuant to section 400.00 of the penal law and ineligibility for such a license; order to surrender firearms
- Sec. 843. Rules of court.
- Sec. 844. Reconsideration and modification
- Sec. 846. Petition; violation of court order
- Sec. 846-a. Powers on failure to obey order
- Sec. 847. Procedures for violation of orders of protection; certain cases
- Part 1. Jurisdiction
- Article 10. Child Protective Proceedings
- Article 1. Family Court Established
- Judiciary Law
- Labor Law
- Mental Hygiene Law
- New York City Civil Court Act
- Penal Law
- Chapter 40. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Part One. General Provisions
- Part Two. Sentences
- Part Three. Specific Offenses
- Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint, and Intimidation
- Article 120. Assault and Related Offenses
- Sec. 120.00 Assault in the third degree
- Sec. 120.02 Reckless assault of a child
- Sec. 120.05 Assault in the second degree
- Sec. 120.06 Gang assault in the second degree
- Sec. 120.07 Gang assault in the first degree
- Sec. 120.10 Assault in the first degree
- Sec. 120.12 Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old
- Sec. 120.13 Menacing in the first degree
- Sec. 120.14 Menacing in the second degree
- Sec. 120.15 Menacing in the third degree
- Sec. 120.20 Reckless endangerment in the second degree
- Sec. 120.25 Reckless endangerment in the first degree
- Sec. 120.30. Promoting a suicide attempt
- Sec. 120.40 Definitions
- Sec. 120.45. Stalking in the fourth degree
- Sec. 120.50 Stalking in the third degree
- Sec. 120.55 Stalking in the second degree
- Sec. 120.60 Stalking in the first degree
- Sec. 120.70 Luring a child
- Article 121. Strangulation and Related Offenses
- Article 130. Sex Offenses
- Sec. 130.00 Sex offenses; definitions of terms
- Sec. 130.20 Sexual misconduct
- Sec. 130.25. Rape in the third degree
- Sec. 130.30. Rape in the second degree
- Sec. 130.35. Rape in the first degree
- Sec. 130.52 Forcible touching
- Sec. 130.55 Sexual abuse in the third degree
- Sec. 130.60 Sexual abuse in the second degree
- Sec. 130.65 Sexual abuse in the first degree
- Sec. 130.96. Predatory sexual assault against a child
- Article 135. Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses
- Sec. 135.00 Unlawful imprisonment, kidnapping and custodial interference; definitions of terms
- Sec. 135.05 Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree
- Sec. 135.10 Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree
- Sec. 135.15 Unlawful imprisonment; defense
- Sec. 135.20 Kidnapping in the second degree
- Sec. 135.25 Kidnapping in the first degree
- Sec. 135.30 Kidnapping; defense
- Sec. 135.35 Labor trafficking
- Sec. 135.36 Labor trafficking; accomplice
- Sec. 135.37 Aggravated labor trafficking
- Sec. 135.45 Custodial interference in the second degree
- Sec. 135.50 Custodial interference in the first degree
- Sec. 135.60 Coercion in the third degree
- Sec. 135.61 Coercion in the second degree
- Sec. 135.65 Coercion in the first degree
- Article 120. Assault and Related Offenses
- Title I. Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property
- Article 140. Burglary and Related Offenses
- Article 145. Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses
- Sec. 145.00 Criminal mischief in the fourth degree
- Sec. 145.05 Criminal mischief in the third degree
- Sec. 145.10 Criminal mischief in the second degree
- Sec. 145.12 Criminal mischief in the first degree
- Sec. 145.25. Reckless endangerment of property
- Sec. 145.70 Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device
- Title J. Offenses Involving Theft
- Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud
- Article 190. Other Frauds
- Sec. 190.23 False Personation
- Sec. 190.25. Criminal impersonation in the second degree
- Sec. 190.26. Criminal impersonation in the first degree
- Sec. 190.30 Unlawfully concealing a will
- Sec. 190.77. Offenses involving theft of identity; definitions
- Sec. 190.78 Identity theft in the third degree
- Sec. 190.79 Identity theft in the second degree
- Sec. 190.80 Identity theft in the first degree
- Sec. 190.80-a. Aggravated identity theft
- Article 190. Other Frauds
- Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration
- Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
- Article 240. Offenses Against Public Order
- Article 245. Offenses Against Public Sensibilities
- Article 250. Offenses Against the Right to Privacy
- Sec. 250.00 Eavesdropping; definitions of terms
- Sec. 250.05 Eavesdropping
- Sec. 250.25 Tampering with private communications
- Sec. 250.30 Unlawfully obtaining communications information
- Sec. 250.40. Unlawful surveillance; definitions
- Sec. 250.45 Unlawful surveillance in the second degree
- Sec. 250.50 Unlawful surveillance in the first degree
- Sec. 250.55 Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree
- Sec. 250.60 Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree
- Sec. 250.70 Unlawful dissemination of a personal image; definitions, application
- Sec. 250.71 Unlawful dissemination of a personal image
- Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety
- Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint, and Intimidation
- Part Four. Administrative Provisions
- Chapter 40. Of the Consolidated Laws
- Public Health Law
- Real Property Law
- Social Services Law
- Uniform District Court Act
