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N.Y. Penal Law § 205.10: Escape in the second degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration
  4. Article 205. Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody

§ 205.10 Escape in the second degree.

A person is guilty of escape in the second degree when:

1. He escapes from a detention facility; or

2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class C,

class D or class E felony, he escapes from custody; or

3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was

substituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from custody.

Escape in the second degree is a class E felony.

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