Section 310.10. Jury deliberation; requirement of; where conducted

1.  Following  the  court's  charge,  except  as otherwise provided by
  subdivision two of this section, the jury must retire to deliberate upon
  its verdict in a place outside the courtroom. It must be  provided  with
  suitable  accommodations therefor and must, except as otherwise provided
  in subdivision two of this section, be continuously kept together  under
  the  supervision of a court officer or court officers. In the event such
  court officer or court officers are not available,  the  jury  shall  be
  under  the  supervision  of  an  appropriate  public  servant  or public
  servants. Except when so authorized by  the  court  or  when  performing
  administerial  duties with respect to the jurors, such court officers or
  public servants, as the case may be, may not  speak  to  or  communicate
  with them or permit any other person to do so.
    2.  At  any  time  after  the  jury  has been charged or commenced its
  deliberations, and after  notice  to  the  parties  and  affording  such
  parties an opportunity to be heard on the record outside of the presence
  of the jury, the court may declare the deliberations to be in recess and
  may  thereupon  direct  the  jury  to  suspend  its deliberations and to
  separate for a reasonable period of time to be specified by  the  court,
  not  to exceed twenty-four hours, except that in the case of a Saturday,
  Sunday or holiday, such separation may extend  beyond  such  twenty-four
  hour  period.  Before  each  recess, the court must admonish the jury as
  provided in section 270.40 of this chapter and direct it not  to  resume
  its  deliberations  until  all  twelve  jurors  have  reassembled in the
  designated place at the termination of the declared recess.