Legal Opinion
Mary L. v. State of New York Department of Social Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 16, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carpinello, J.
This proceeding concerns a challenge to the 1996 statutory *135amendments to Social Services Law § 422, known as Elisa’s Law Child Protective Services Reform Act of 1996, whereby unfounded reports of suspected child abuse or maltreatment, previously expunged and destroyed (see, Social Services Law § 422 [former (5)]), are now retained and legally sealed by the State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (hereinafter Central Register) (see, Social Services Law § 422 [5]; L 1996, ch 12, §§ 8-12). The principal purpose of these changes was to help child…
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