{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "205.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 205.10", "heading": "Escape in the second degree", "text": ["§ 205.10 Escape in the second degree.", "A person is guilty of escape in the second degree when:", "1. He escapes from a detention facility; or", "2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class C, class D or class E 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 custody.", "Escape in the second degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/205.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits second-degree escape by:\n- **(1)** **escaping from a detention facility**;\n- **(2)** escaping from custody after being **arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a class C, D, or E felony**; or\n- **(3)** escaping from custody after a youthful-offender finding replaced a felony conviction. ★\nThe offense is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/205.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}