N.Y. Correction Law Section 606
Payment of costs for prosecution of incarcerated individuals


1.

When an incarcerated individual of an institution of the department is alleged to have committed an offense while an incarcerated individual of such institution, the state shall pay all reasonable costs for the prosecution of such offense, including but not limited to, costs for: a grand jury impaneled to hear and examine evidence of such offense, petit jurors, witnesses, the defense of any incarcerated individual financially unable to obtain counsel in accordance with the provisions of the county law, the district attorney, the costs of the sheriff and the appointment of additional court attendants, officers or other judicial personnel.

2.

It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of any county wherein such prosecution occurs to cause a sworn statement of all costs to be forwarded to the department. Upon certification by the department that such costs as authorized by this statute have been incurred, the department shall forward the proper vouchers to the state comptroller. It shall be the duty of the comptroller to examine such statement and to correct same by striking therefrom any and all items which are not authorized pursuant to the provisions of this section and after correcting such statement, the comptroller shall draw his warrant for the amount of any such costs in favor of the appropriate county treasurer, which sum shall be paid to said county treasurer out of any moneys appropriated therefor.

3.

The department shall, after consultation with the director of the budget promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

Source: Section 606 — Payment of costs for prosecution of incarcerated individuals, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/COR/606 (updated Aug. 13, 2021; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

600
Certain correctional officers to administer oaths
600‑A
Jail time records and certificates
601
Delivery of commitment with incarcerated individual
601‑A
Return of persons erroneously sentenced for the purpose of resentence
601‑B
Coram nobis prisoners
601‑C
Felony prisoners
601‑D
Post-release supervision
602
Expenses of sheriff for transporting prisoners
603
Rendering accounts for conveying of prisoners
604
Payment of accounts for transporting prisoners
605
Prisoners sentenced at one session of court to be transported at same time
605‑A
Transportation of female incarcerated individuals
606
Payment of costs for prosecution of incarcerated individuals
607
Prohibition of double-bunked housing
610
Freedom of worship
611
Births to incarcerated individuals of correctional institutions and care of children of incarcerated individuals of correctional institut...
611‑A
Commitments to county or regional correctional institutions
612
United States prisoners
613
Conveyance of prisoner after arrest
614
Care and support of civil prisoner
618
Duties of state correctional institutions, penitentiaries, county jails and reformatories
619
Cooperation with authorized agencies of the department of social services
620
Service of papers in civil judicial proceedings upon a prisoner
621
Interstate cooperation with law enforcement officers and agencies of other states and the federal government
622
Sex offender treatment program
623
Incarcerated individual telephone services
624
Next of kin
625
Menstrual products
626
Medication assisted treatment in correctional facilities

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Aug. 13, 2021

§ 606’s source at nysenate​.gov

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