N.Y. Correction Law § 660: Persons authorized to be present at execution

§ 660. Persons authorized to be present at execution. 1. The

commissioner, any persons designated by the commissioner to act as

execution technicians or otherwise to assist in the execution, including

correction officers, and a licensed physician or physicians may be

present at the execution. The commissioner shall also select and invite

the presence, by at least three days' prior notice, of a justice of the

supreme court, the counsel for the convicted person, the district

attorney and the sheriff of the county where the conviction was had,

together with six adult citizens. The names of the execution technician

or technicians shall never be disclosed, notwithstanding any other

provision of law to the contrary, including article six of the public

officers law. The names of the six adult citizens who witnessed the

execution shall not be disclosed until after the execution.

2. The commissioner shall, at the request of the person sentenced to

death, authorize and permit two clergymen to be present at the

execution.

3. The inmate sentenced to death may name four relatives or bona fide

friends to witness the execution, and the commissioner shall authorize

said named relatives or friends of the inmate to witness the execution

unless the commissioner determines that the presence of any named

relative or friend at the execution would pose a threat to the safety or

security of the designated correctional institution. No person under

eighteen years of age shall be permitted to witness any execution.