A person is guilty of absconding from a furlough program when, having
been released from confinement in an institution under the jurisdiction
of the commissioner of correction in a city having a population of one
million or more or of a county which elects to have this article apply
thereto to participate in a furlough program, he intentionally fails to
return to the institution of his confinement at or before the time
prescribed for his return.
Absconding from a furlough program is a class A misdemeanor.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2025
Structure New York Laws
Title L - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 205 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody
205.00 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody; Definitions of Terms.
205.05 - Escape in the Third Degree.
205.10 - Escape in the Second Degree.
205.15 - Escape in the First Degree.
205.16 - Absconding From Temporary Release in the Second Degree.
205.17 - Absconding From Temporary Release in the First Degree.
205.18 - Absconding From a Furlough Program.
205.20 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the Second Degree.
205.25 - Promoting Prison Contraband in the First Degree.
205.50 - Hindering Prosecution; Definition of Term.
205.55 - Hindering Prosecution in the Third Degree.
205.60 - Hindering Prosecution in the Second Degree.