New York Prosecutors Training Institute
NYPTI Law - NYS Statutes
ยง 1033. Access to the court for the purpose of filing a petition. Any
person seeking to file a petition at the court's direction, pursuant to
subdivision (b) of section one thousand thirty-two shall have access to
the court for the purpose of making an ex parte application therefor.
Nothing in this section, however, is intended to prevent a family court
judge from requiring such person to first report to an appropriate child
protective agency.
