N.Y. Penal Law Section 205.15
Escape in the first degree

A 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; or

2.

Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or class B felony, he escapes from custody; or

3.

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.

Source: Section 205.15 — Escape in the first degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/205.­15 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 25, 2025).

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