N.Y. Correct. Law § 91

Current through 2024 NY Law Chapters 1-59 and 61-121
Section 91 - [Effective 9/1/2025] Agreements for custody of definite sentence incarcerated individuals
1. The state commissioner of corrections and community supervision may enter into an agreement with any county or with the city of New York to provide for custody by the state department of corrections and community supervision of persons who receive definite sentences of imprisonment with terms in excess of ninety days who otherwise would serve such sentences in the jail, workhouse, penitentiary or other local correctional institution maintained by such locality.
2. Any such agreement, except one that is made with the city of New York, may be made with the sheriff, warden, superintendent, local commissioner of correction or other person in charge of such county institution and shall be subject to the approval of the chief executive officer of the county. An agreement made with the city of New York may be made with the commissioner of correction of that city and shall be subject to the approval of the mayor.
3. An agreement made under this section shall not require the locality to pay the cost of treatment, maintenance and custody furnished by the state department of corrections and community supervision and shall contain at least the following provisions:
(a) A provision specifying the minimum length of the term of imprisonment of persons who may be received by the state department of corrections and community supervision under the agreement, which may be any term in excess of ninety days agreed to by the parties and which need not be the same in each agreement;
(b) A provision that no charge will be made to the state or to the state department of corrections and community supervision or to any of its institutions during the pendency of such agreement for delivery of incarcerated individuals to the state department of corrections and community supervision by officers of the locality, and that the provisions of section six hundred two of this chapter or of any similar law shall not apply for delivery of incarcerated individuals during such time;
(c) A provision that no charge shall be made to or shall be payable by the state during the pendency of such agreement for the expense of maintaining parole violators pursuant to section two hundred fifty-nine-i of the executive law, for the expense of maintaining coram nobis prisoners pursuant to section six hundred one-b of this chapter, or for the expense of maintaining felony prisoners pursuant to section six hundred one-c of this chapter;
(d) A provision, approved by the state comptroller, for reimbursement of the state department of corrections and community supervision by the locality for expenses incurred under subdivision two or three of section one hundred twenty-five of this chapter relating to clothing, money and transportation furnished upon release or discharge of incarcerated individuals delivered to the state department of corrections and community supervision pursuant to the agreement;
(e) Designation of the correctional facility or facilities to which persons under sentences covered by the agreement are to be delivered;
(f) Any other provision the state commissioner of corrections and community supervision may deem necessary or appropriate; and
(g) A provision giving either party the right to cancel the agreement by giving the other party notice in writing, with cancellation to become effective on such date as may be specified in such notice.
4. A copy of such agreement shall be filed with the secretary of state and with the clerk of each court having jurisdiction to impose sentences covered by the agreement in the county or city to which it applies.

N.Y. Correct. Law § 91

Amended by New York Laws 2023, ch. 55,Sec. A-20, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by New York Laws 2021 , ch. 322, Secs. 142, 142-a eff. 8/2/2021.
Amended by New York Laws 2021 , ch. 55, Sec. A-22, eff. 4/19/2021.
Amended by New York Laws 2020 , ch. 55, Sec. A-22, eff. 4/3/2020.
Amended by New York Laws 2019 , ch. 55, Sec. O-22, eff. 4/12/2019.
Amended by New York Laws 2017 , ch. 55, Sec. A-22, eff. 4/20/2017.
Amended by New York Laws 2015 , ch. 55, Sec. B-22, eff. 4/13/2015.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.