N.Y. COR Law § 142
This is the official text of N.Y. COR Law § 142, part of New York’s COR Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "COR Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Fire in facility
Official statutory text
§ 142. Fire in facility. Whenever by reason of any correctional\nfacility, or any building contiguous to such facility, being on fire,\nthere shall be reason to apprehend that the incarcerated individuals may\nbe injured or endangered by such fire, or may escape, it shall be the\nduty of the superintendent of such facility to remove such incarcerated\nindividuals to some safe and convenient place, and there confine them\nuntil the necessity of such removal shall have ceased.\n
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in New York?
Find a New York lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.