{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "205.00", "citation": "Penal Law § 205.00", "heading": "Escape and other offenses relating to custody; definitions of terms", "text": ["§ 205.00 Escape and other offenses relating to custody; definitions of", "terms.", "The following definitions are applicable to this article:", "1. \"Detention Facility\" means any place used for the confinement, pursuant to an order of a court, of a person (a) charged with or convicted of an offense, or (b) charged with being or adjudicated a youthful offender, person in need of supervision or juvenile delinquent, or (c) held for extradition or as a material witness, or (d) otherwise confined pursuant to an order of a court.", "2. \"Custody\" means restraint by a public servant pursuant to an authorized arrest or an order of a court.", "3. \"Contraband\" means any article or thing which a person confined in a detention facility is prohibited from obtaining or possessing by statute, rule, regulation or order.", "4. \"Dangerous contraband\" means contraband which is capable of such use as may endanger the safety or security of a detention facility or any person therein."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/205.00", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "For this article:\n- **(1)** a **detention facility** is any place used to confine, **under a court order**, a person (a) charged with or convicted of an offense, (b) charged with being or adjudicated a **youthful offender, person in need of supervision, or juvenile delinquent**, (c) held for **extradition or as a material witness**, or (d) otherwise confined under a court order.\n- **(2)** **custody** is **restraint by a public servant** under an **authorized arrest or a court order**. ★\n- **(3)** **contraband** is anything a person confined in a detention facility is forbidden to obtain or possess by **statute, rule, regulation, or order**.\n- **(4)** **dangerous contraband** is contraband capable of use that may **endanger the safety or security** of a detention facility or anyone in it. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/205.00", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}