New York Laws
Article 70 - Sentences of Imprisonment
70.45 - Determinate Sentence; Post-Release Supervision.

(a) such period shall be one year whenever a determinate sentence of
imprisonment is imposed pursuant to subdivision two of section 70.70 of
this article or subdivision nine of section 60.12 of this title upon a
conviction of a class D or class E felony offense;
(b) such period shall be not less than one year nor more than two
years whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed
pursuant to subdivision two of section 70.70 of this article or
subdivision nine of section 60.12 of this title upon a conviction of a
class B or class C felony offense;
(c) such period shall be not less than one year nor more than two
years whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed
pursuant to subdivision three or four of section 70.70 of this article
upon conviction of a class D or class E felony offense or subdivision
ten of section 60.12 of this title;
(d) such period shall be not less than one and one-half years nor more
than three years whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is
imposed pursuant to subdivision three or four of section 70.70 of this
article upon conviction of a class B felony or class C felony offense or
subdivision eleven of section 60.12 of this title;
(e) such period shall be not less than one and one-half years nor more
than three years whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is
imposed pursuant to subdivision three of section 70.02 of this article

or subdivision two or eight of section 60.12 of this title upon a
conviction of a class D or class E violent felony offense or subdivision
four, five, six, or seven of section 60.12 of this title;
(f) such period shall be not less than two and one-half years nor more
than five years whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is
imposed pursuant to subdivision three of section 70.02 of this article
or subdivision two or eight of section 60.12 of this title upon a
conviction of a class B or class C violent felony offense.
2-a. Periods of post-release supervision for felony sex offenses. The
period of post-release supervision for a determinate sentence imposed
for a felony sex offense as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivision one
of section 70.80 of this article shall be as follows:
(a) not less than three years nor more than ten years whenever a
determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursuant to subdivision
four of section 70.80 of this article upon a conviction of a class D or
class E felony sex offense;
(b) not less than five years nor more than fifteen years whenever a
determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursuant to subdivision
four of section 70.80 of this article upon a conviction of a class C
felony sex offense;
(c) not less than five years nor more than twenty years whenever a
determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursuant to subdivision
four of section 70.80 of this article upon a conviction of a class B
felony sex offense;
(d) not less than three years nor more than ten years whenever a
determinate sentence is imposed pursuant to subdivision three of section
70.02 of this article upon a conviction of a class D or class E violent
felony sex offense as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of
section 70.80 of this article;
(e) not less than five years nor more than fifteen years whenever a
determinate sentence is imposed pursuant to subdivision three of section
70.02 of this article upon a conviction of a class C violent felony sex
offense as defined in section 70.80 of this article;
(f) not less than five years nor more than twenty years whenever a
determinate sentence is imposed pursuant to subdivision three of section
70.02 of this article upon a conviction of a class B violent felony sex
offense as defined in section 70.80 of this article;
(g) not less than five years nor more than fifteen years whenever a
determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursuant to either
section 70.04, section 70.06, or subdivision five of section 70.80 of
this article upon a conviction of a class D or class E violent or
non-violent felony sex offense as defined in section 70.80 of this
article;
(h) not less than seven years nor more than twenty years whenever a
determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursuant to either
section 70.04, section 70.06, or subdivision five of section 70.80 of
this article upon a conviction of a class C violent or non-violent
felony sex offense as defined in section 70.80 of this article;
(i) such period shall be not less than ten years nor more than
twenty-five years whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is
imposed pursuant to either section 70.04, section 70.06, or subdivision
five of section 70.80 of this article upon a conviction of a class B
violent or non-violent felony sex offense as defined in section 70.80 of
this article; and
(j) such period shall be not less than ten years nor more than twenty
years whenever any determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed
pursuant to subdivision four of section 70.07 of this article.

3. Conditions of post-release supervision. The board of parole shall
establish and impose conditions of post-release supervision in the same
manner and to the same extent as it may establish and impose conditions
in accordance with the executive law upon persons who are granted parole
or conditional release; provided that, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the board of parole may impose as a condition of
post-release supervision that for a period not exceeding six months
immediately following release from the underlying term of imprisonment
the person be transferred to and participate in the programs of a
residential treatment facility as that term is defined in subdivision
six of section two of the correction law. Upon release from the
underlying term of imprisonment, the person shall be furnished with a
written statement setting forth the conditions of post-release
supervision in sufficient detail to provide for the person's conduct and
supervision.
4. Revocation of post-release supervision. An alleged violation of any
condition of post-release supervision shall be initiated, heard and
determined in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions three and
four of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of the executive law.
5. Calculation of service of period of post-release supervision. A
period or periods of post-release supervision shall be calculated and
served as follows:
(a) A period of post-release supervision shall commence upon the
person's release from imprisonment to supervision by the department of
corrections and community supervision and shall interrupt the running of
the determinate sentence or sentences of imprisonment and the
indeterminate sentence or sentences of imprisonment, if any. The
remaining portion of any maximum or aggregate maximum term shall then be
held in abeyance until the successful completion of the period of
post-release supervision or the person's return to the custody of the
department of corrections and community supervision, whichever occurs
first.
(b) Upon the completion of the period of post-release supervision, the
running of such sentence or sentences of imprisonment shall resume and
only then shall the remaining portion of any maximum or aggregate
maximum term previously held in abeyance be credited with and diminished
by such period of post-release supervision. The person shall then be
under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections and community
supervision for the remaining portion of such maximum or aggregate
maximum term.
(c) When a person is subject to two or more periods of post-release
supervision, such periods shall merge with and be satisfied by discharge
of the period of post-release supervision having the longest unexpired
time to run; provided, however, any time served upon one period of
post-release supervision shall not be credited to any other period of
post-release supervision except as provided in subdivision five of
section 70.30 of this article.
(d) When a person is alleged to have violated a condition of
post-release supervision by absconding and the department of corrections
and community supervision has declared such person to be delinquent: (i)
the declaration of delinquency shall interrupt the period of
post-release supervision; (ii) such interruption shall continue until
the person is restored to post-release supervision; (iii) if the person
is restored to post-release supervision without being returned to the
department of corrections and community supervision, any time spent in
custody from the date of delinquency until restoration to post-release
supervision shall first be credited to the maximum or aggregate maximum
term of the sentence or sentences of imprisonment, but only to the

extent authorized by subdivision three of section 70.40 of this article.
Any time spent in custody solely pursuant to such delinquency after
completion of the maximum or aggregate maximum term of the sentence or
sentences of imprisonment shall be credited to the period of
post-release supervision, if any; and (iv) if the person is ordered
returned to the department of corrections and community supervision, the
person shall be required to serve the time assessment before being
re-released to post-release supervision. If the person is detained
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision three of section two hundred
fifty-nine-i of the executive law pending a preliminary or final
revocation hearing, the time assessment imposed following such hearing
shall commence upon the execution of the warrant. If a warrant was
executed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision three of section two
hundred fifty-nine-i of the executive law but a court released the
person pending a preliminary or final revocation hearing, the time
assessment shall commence upon the issuance of a determination after a
final hearing that the person has violated one or more conditions of
community supervision in an important respect, and shall include the
time period between execution of the warrant and release of the person
pending a preliminary or final revocation hearing. If a releasee is
committed to the custody of the sheriff pursuant to article five hundred
thirty of the criminal procedure law, the time assessment, if any, shall
include any time the releasee spent in such custody. If a notice of
violation was issued pursuant to subdivision three of section two
hundred fifty-nine-i of the executive law, the time assessment shall
commence upon the issuance of a determination after a final hearing that
the person has violated one or more conditions of supervision. While
serving such assessment, the person shall not receive any good behavior
allowance pursuant to section eight hundred three of the correction law.
Any time spent in custody from the date of delinquency until return to
the department of corrections and community supervision shall first be
credited to the maximum or aggregate maximum term of the sentence or
sentences of imprisonment, but only to the extent authorized by
subdivision three of section 70.40 of this article. The maximum or
aggregate maximum term of the sentence or sentences of imprisonment
shall run while the person is serving such time assessment in the
custody of the department of corrections and community supervision. Any
time spent in custody solely pursuant to such delinquency after
completion of the maximum or aggregate maximum term of the sentence or
sentences of imprisonment shall be credited to the period of
post-release supervision, if any.
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this subdivision, in the event a
person is sentenced to one or more additional indeterminate or
determinate term or terms of imprisonment prior to the completion of the
period of post-release supervision, such period of post-release
supervision shall be held in abeyance and the person shall be committed
to the custody of the department of corrections and community
supervision in accordance with the requirements of the prior and
additional terms of imprisonment.
(f) When a person serving a period of post-release supervision is
returned to the department of corrections and community supervision
pursuant to an additional consecutive sentence of imprisonment and
without a declaration of delinquency, such period of post-release
supervision shall be held in abeyance while the person is in the custody
of the department of corrections and community supervision. Such period
of post-release supervision shall resume running upon the person's
re-release.