Current through 2024 NY Law Chapter 553
Section 205.15 - Escape in the first degreeA person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:
1. Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from a detention facility; or2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or class B felony, he escapes from custody; or3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was substituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from a detention facility. Escape in the first degree is a class D felony.