Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
PEN Penal |
Part THREE. SPECIFIC OFFENSES |
Title L. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
Article 205. ESCAPE AND OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY |
Section 205.18. Absconding from a furlough program
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A person is guilty of absconding from a furlough program when, having been released from confinement in an institution under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of correction in a city having a population of one million or more or of a county which elects to have this article apply thereto to participate in a furlough program, he intentionally fails to return to the institution of his confinement at or before the time prescribed for his return. Absconding from a furlough program is a class A misdemeanor. * NB Expires September 1, 2011