New York Laws
Article 60 - Authorized Dispositions of Offenders
60.12 - Authorized Dispositions; Alternative Sentence; Domestic Violence Cases.

(a) For a class B felony, the term must be at least one year and must
not exceed five years;
(b) For a class C felony, the term must be at least one year and must
not exceed three and one-half years;
(c) For a class D felony, the term must be at least one year and must
not exceed two years; and
(d) For a class E felony, the term must be one year and must not
exceed one and one-half years.
3. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
a class A felony offense pursuant to section 70.00 of this title, the
court may fix a determinate term of imprisonment of at least five years
and not to exceed fifteen years.
4. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
a class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b)
of subdivision two of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
determinate term of imprisonment of at least five years and not to
exceed eight years.
5. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
a class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b)

of subdivision three of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
determinate term of imprisonment of at least five years and not to
exceed twelve years.
6. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
a class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b)
of subdivision two of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
determinate term of imprisonment of at least one year and not to exceed
three years.
7. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
a class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b)
of subdivision three of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
determinate term of imprisonment of at least three years and not to
exceed six years.
8. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence
pursuant to subdivision six of section 70.06 of this title, the court
may fix a term of imprisonment as follows:
(a) For a class B felony, the term must be at least three years and
must not exceed eight years;
(b) For a class C felony, the term must be at least two and one-half
years and must not exceed five years;
(c) For a class D felony, the term must be at least two years and must
not exceed three years;
(d) For a class E felony, the term must be at least one and one-half
years and must not exceed two years.
9. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
a class B, C, D or E felony offense pursuant to section 70.00 of this
title, the court may impose a sentence in accordance with the provisions
of subdivision two of section 70.70 of this title.
10. Except as provided in subdivision seven of this section, where a
court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence pursuant to
subdivision three of section 70.06 of this title, the court may impose a
sentence in accordance with the provisions of subdivision three of
section 70.70 of this title.
11. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence
pursuant to subdivision three of section 70.06 of this title, where the
prior felony conviction was for a felony offense defined in section
70.02 of this title, the court may impose a sentence in accordance with
the provisions of subdivision four of section 70.70 of this title.