Penal Law § 205.17 · Article 205. Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody
Absconding from temporary release in the first degree
Text — Law content up to date as of October 23, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 205.17 Absconding from temporary release in the first degree.
A person is guilty of absconding from temporary release in the first degree when having been released from confinement in a correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the state department of corrections and community supervision or a facility under the jurisdiction of the state office of children and family services to participate in a program of temporary release, he or she intentionally fails to return to the institution or facility of his or her confinement at or before the time prescribed for his or her return.
Absconding from temporary release in the first degree is a class E felony.
* NB Expires September 1, 2027
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