N.Y. Correction Law 275 – Transfer of custody and supervision of conditional releasee
§ 275. Transfer of custody and supervision of conditional releasee. 1. If a person who has been granted conditional release pursuant to this article resides or desires to reside in a place other than the one located within the jurisdiction of the commission which has legal custody of such person, such commission, or any member thereof, may designate any other commission established pursuant to this article, or the department, to assume custody of such person and may so transfer custody upon the consent of such other commission or the department.
Terms Used In N.Y. Correction Law 275
- Commission: means the local conditional release commission. See N.Y. Correction Law 270
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
2. Where custody of a person who has been granted conditional release pursuant to this article is transferred pursuant to subdivision one of this section, upon designation and prior to transfer, the commission making the designation shall notify the commission which has been designated to receive custody of such transfer or the department. The commission making the designation shall immediately forward its entire case record regarding such person to the receiving commission or the department. The commission to which legal custody has been transferred, or the department, shall assume the same powers and duties exercised by the designating commission and shall have the sole custody of such person.
3. The commission making the designation shall, upon designation and prior to transfer, notify the local probation department located in the jurisdiction of the receiving commission of the duties of supervision and conditions of release of such person. Upon such notification, such probation department shall assume responsibilities of supervision. The commission making the designation shall immediately forward its entire case record regarding such person to such probation department.