N.Y. Penal Law Section 205.18
Absconding from a furlough program


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 * NB Repealed September 1, 2025

Source: Section 205.18 — Absconding from a furlough program, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/205.­18 (updated May 12, 2023; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

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Apr. 27, 2024

Last modified:
May 12, 2023

§ 205.18’s source at nysenate​.gov

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