{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-205.18","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 205.18","heading":"Absconding from a furlough program","body":"* § 205.18 Absconding from a furlough program.\n  A person is guilty of absconding from a furlough program when, having\nbeen released from confinement in an institution under the jurisdiction\nof the commissioner of correction in a city having a population of one\nmillion or more or of a county which elects to have this article apply\nthereto to participate in a furlough program, he intentionally fails to\nreturn to the institution of his confinement at or before the time\nprescribed for his return.\n  Absconding from a furlough program is a class A misdemeanor.\n  * NB Repealed September 1, 2027","path":["Penal Law","Part 3.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/205.18","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"0d2116313b9e1063888fe5b14ab64dfae3ef54559425a1f6221a1defa31835b7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-205.17","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-205.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}