LOCAL LAW NO. "F" FOR 2026
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AMENDING CHAPTER 125 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CODE ESTABLISHING PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTS OF DEPENDENT MINORS
Introduced: 6/8/26
By Robinson, Mauriello:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. ARTICLE CREATION.
Chapter 125, Article V, Parental Responsibility for Minors Conduct, is hereby created.
SECTION II. ?128-28 Legislative Intent and Purpose
When a minor commits a crime, the responsibility of their actions rests predominantly with the individual offender. However, the Albany County Legislature finds that responsibility rests, too, with the parent or guardian of the offender. The Legislature further finds that any approach to youth crime that does not consider the broader social context of the family as the fundamental unit of society - and the responsibilities of parents and caregivers to youth in forming and raising them - will ultimately fail to address the problem of youth crime. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to enact an approach to youth crime that equips families to succeed by mandating they participate in programs that will better equip parents and caregivers to handle the great responsibility with which they are entrusted, not only for the youth offender but for any siblings possibly within the same family.
Section III. ?Definitions
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Parent: shall mean any natural parent, legal guardian, or other adult person over the age of eighteen who is legally responsible for the care, custody, and control of a minor.
Minor: shall mean an individual who is under the age of eighteen years old.
Covered offense: shall mean any violation of the New York State Penal Law by a minor where such minor is considered either: (i) an adolescent offender, as such term is defined by section 1.20(44) of the New York State Criminal Procedure Law, or (ii) a juvenil...
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