N.Y. Family Court Act § 381.2 (2026)

§ 381.2. Use of records in other courts. 1. Neither the fact that a
person was before the family court under this article for a hearing nor
any confession, admission or statement made by him to the court or to
any officer thereof in any stage of the proceeding is admissible as
evidence against him or his interests in any other court.
  2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one, another court,
in imposing sentence upon an adult after conviction may receive and
consider the records and information on file with the family court,
unless such records and information have been sealed pursuant to section
375.1.