New York § 1701 - 1701Prohibitions and requirements

Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 1701 — 1701Prohibitions and requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 1701. 1701Prohibitions and requirements

§ 1701. Prohibitions and requirements. It shall be unlawful for any operator to operate for or provide an AI companion to a user unless such AI companion contains a protocol to take reasonable efforts for detecting and addressing suicidal ideation or expressions of self-harm expressed by a user to the AI companion, that includes but is not limited to, detection of user expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm, and a notification to the user that refers them to crisis service providers such as the 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline under section 36.03 of the mental hygiene law, a crisis text line, or other appropriate crisis services upon detection of such user's expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm.

Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 1701 ("1701Prohibitions and requirements") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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