N.Y. Correction Law § 500-n: Prisoners; unlawful fees prohibited

* § 500-n. Prisoners; unlawful fees prohibited. 1. Except as otherwise

provided by law, a sheriff or other person in charge of a correctional

facility or any person employed at such facility shall not charge a

prisoner or other person in custody with any sum of money, or demand or

receive from him money or any valuable thing for any drink, food or

other thing furnished or provided for such prisoner or person at any

correctional facility.

2. A sheriff or other public officer or employee shall not demand or

receive from a prisoner or other person, while in his custody, a

gratuity or reward, upon any pretense or for any purpose.

3. A sheriff, or other public officer or employee, shall not demand or

receive from a prisoner or other person in custody, money or any

valuable thing for rent in a jail or any fee, compensation, or reward

for the commitment, detaining in custody, release, or discharge of a

prisoner, other than the fees expressly allowed therefor by law.

* NB Repealed September 1, 2027