NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 205.19 — Absconding from a community treatment facility

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* § 205.19 Absconding from a community treatment facility. A person is guilty of absconding from a community treatment facility when having been released from confinement from a correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the state department of corrections and community supervision by transfer to a community tr

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§ 205.19 Absconding from a community treatment facility

PL § 205.19

§ 205.19 Absconding from a community treatment facility.

A person is guilty of absconding from a community treatment facility when having been released from confinement from a correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the state department of corrections and community supervision by transfer to a community treatment facility, he or she leaves such facility without authorization or he or she intentionally fails to return to the community treatment facility at or before the time prescribed for his or her return.

Absconding from a community treatment facility is a class E felony.

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