N.Y. PEN Law § 205.18
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 205.18, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Absconding from a furlough program
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* § 205.18 Absconding from a furlough program.\n A person is guilty of absconding from a furlough program when, having\nbeen released from confinement in an institution under the jurisdiction\nof the commissioner of correction in a city having a population of one\nmillion or more or of a county which elects to have this article apply\nthereto to participate in a furlough program, he intentionally fails to\nreturn to the institution of his confinement at or before the time\nprescribed for his return.\n Absconding from a furlough program is a class A misdemeanor.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2027\n
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