Section 221. * System to carry information of felonies

* NB Effective until November 1, 2009
    * System of criminal justice information.
    * NB Effective November 1, 2009
    1.  When  any  peace  officer or police agency within this state shall
  receive a complaint that a felony involving the use of  deadly  physical
  force  or  a  deadly  weapon  has been committed, and if the perpetrator
  thereof be not apprehended within thirty minutes  after  such  complaint
  has  been  received,  or,  in  the  case  of  any  other  felony, if the
  perpetrator thereof be not apprehended within five  hours,  such  police
  agency  shall  cause  information  of  such  felony to be electronically
  entered into the  New  York  statewide  police  information  network  in
  accordance   with   the   rules   for  such  entry  promulgated  by  the
  superintendent of state police.  Police agencies not directly  connected
  with  the  New  York statewide police information network shall transmit
  such information to the nearest  or  most  convenient  electronic  entry
  point, from which point it will be immediately dispatched, in conformity
  with the orders, rules or regulations governing the network.
    * 2. Any warrant of arrest, bench warrant or superior court warrant of
  arrest,  as  such  terms  are  defined  in  section 1.20 of the criminal
  procedure  law,  relating  to  any  offense  defined  as  a  felony   in
  subdivision five of section 10.00 of the penal law, must be entered into
  the  New  York  statewide  police  information  network  no  later  than
  forty-eight hours from the time it is received by the police officer  to
  whom  it  is  addressed  if  the  subject  of  the  warrant has not been
  apprehended prior to that time.
    * NB Effective until November 1, 2009
    * 2. Any warrant of arrest, bench warrant or superior court warrant of
  arrest, as such terms are  defined  in  section  1.20  of  the  criminal
  procedure   law,  relating  to  any  offense  defined  as  a  felony  in
  subdivision five of section 10.00 of  the  penal  law,  or  a  probation
  warrant issued pursuant to section 410.40 of the criminal procedure law,
  must be entered into the system no later than forty-eight hours from the
  time it is received by the police officer or peace officer to whom it is
  addressed  if  the subject of the warrant has not been apprehended prior
  to that time.
    * NB Effective November 1, 2009
    3. When any police officer, peace officer  or  police  agency  in  the
  state  shall  receive  a  complaint  of  a  missing child, as defined in
  subdivision one of section eight hundred thirty-seven-e of this chapter,
  such police officer, peace officer or police agency may, in his  or  her
  discretion,  as  appropriate,  cause information concerning such missing
  child to be promptly dispatched over the  police  communication  system.
  Police  agencies  not  connected with the basic system may transmit such
  information to the nearest or most convenient  electronic  entry  point,
  from  which  point it may be promptly dispatched, in conformity with the
  orders, rules or  regulations  governing  the  system.  No  dispatch  or
  transmission of a report concerning a missing child shall be required by
  this  subdivision if the investigating police department advises, in its
  discretion, that the release of  such  information  may  jeopardize  the
  investigation  or  the  safety of the child, or requests forbearance for
  any reason.