N.Y. PEN Law § 205.00
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 205.00, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Escape and other offenses relating to custody; definitions of terms
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§ 205.00 Escape and other offenses relating to custody; definitions of\n terms.\n The following definitions are applicable to this article:\n 1. "Detention Facility" means any place used for the confinement,\npursuant to an order of a court, of a person (a) charged with or\nconvicted of an offense, or (b) charged with being or adjudicated a\nyouthful offender, person in need of supervision or juvenile delinquent,\nor (c) held for extradition or as a material witness, or (d) otherwise\nconfined pursuant to an order of a court.\n 2. "Custody" means restraint by a public servant pursuant to an\nauthorized arrest or an order of a court.\n 3. "Contraband" means any article or thing which a person confined in\na detention facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by\nstatute, rule, regulation or order.\n 4. "Dangerous contraband" means contraband which is capable of such\nuse as may endanger the safety or security of a detention facility or\nany person therein.\n
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