{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-205.15","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 205.15","heading":"Escape in the first degree","body":"§ 205.15 Escape in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:\n  1. Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from\na detention facility; or\n  2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or\nclass B felony, he escapes from custody; or\n  3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was\nsubstituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from a detention\nfacility.\n  Escape in the first degree is a class D felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 205. Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/205.15","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a4fb918f88bd97ab41b8c0674d202203e400e19b4cd028dd40af5932f75fcc32","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-205.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-205.16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}