{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "205.15", "citation": "Penal Law § 205.15", "heading": "Escape in the first degree", "text": ["§ 205.15 Escape in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:", "1. Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from a detention facility; or", "2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or class B 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 a detention facility.", "Escape in the first degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/205.15", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree escape by:\n- **(1)** escaping from a detention facility after being **charged with or convicted of a felony**;\n- **(2)** escaping from custody after being **arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a class A or class B felony**; or\n- **(3)** escaping from a detention facility after a youthful-offender finding replaced a felony conviction. ★\nThe offense is a **class D felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/205.15", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}