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Matter of Kishana B

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 4, 1997
243 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

August 4, 1997

Appeal from the Family Court, Queens County (Fitzmaurice, J.),


Ordered that the order is reversed, without costs or disbursements, the petition is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Family Court, Queens County, for further proceedings.

A petition relating how the juvenile respondent and several others had beaten and robbed the complainant was sworn to by Detective Daniel Leonard. A supporting deposition by the youthful complainant, declaring that Detective Leonard's account was true to her personal knowledge, was signed by her but not dated or notarized. However, above her signature was the legend that "false statements made in this document are punishable as a class A misdemeanor pursuant to section 210.45 Penal of the Penal Law". The court found that the supporting deposition was not adequately verified, and dismissed the petition.

It is well established that where a signature on a deposition supporting a juvenile delinquency petition is accompanied by a notice to the effect that "false statements made in this document are punishable as a Class A misdemeanor pursuant to Section 210.45 Penal of the Penal Law", the signature is adequately verified, and no further notarization is necessary to satisfy the requirements of Family Court Act § 311.1 (4) and § 311.2 (3) ( see, e.g., Matter of Neftali D., 85 N.Y.2d 631, 635-636; Matter of Charlene D., 214 A.D.2d 561; Matter of Michael FF., 210 A.D.2d 758; Matter of Kerwin C., 207 A.D.2d 890; see also, CPL 100.15;100.30 [1] [d]).

Bracken, J.P., Pizzuto, Friedmann and McGinity, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Kishana B

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 4, 1997
243 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

Matter of Kishana B

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of KISHANA B., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Aug 4, 1997

Citations

243 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
662 N.Y.S.2d 839

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