{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-174","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Debtor \u0026 Creditor Law § 174","heading":"Penalties for connivance at escape","body":"§ 174. Penalties for connivance at escape. Any sheriff, constable or\njailer wilfully suffering any person so committed or re-committed,\npursuant to the foregoing sections, to escape, on conviction thereof, in\naddition to any other punishment the court may inflict, shall forfeit to\nthe trustees a sum equal to the whole amount of debts due to the\ncreditors of such debtor, not exceeding two thousand five hundred\ndollars.","path":["Debtor \u0026 Creditor Law","Article 7. Trustees For Insolvent and Imprisoned Debtors"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DCD/174","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"b5d0445792f9ce49fb0830cf3c13d7a166f1862f0f7e54624f868e36f8ee0230","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-173","next":"us-ny/n.y.-debtor-creditor-law-175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}