§ 601-C — Felony prisoners; reimbursement for costs

New York § 601-C

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law COR: Correction
• Art. 22: Miscellaneous Provisions

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§ 601-c. Felony prisoners; reimbursement for costs. Notwithstanding\nany other provision of law, in any case where a person has been\nconvicted of a felony and a sentence has been pronounced which requires\nthat he or she be committed to the custody of the commissioner, if such\nperson has not been accepted for custody by the commissioner within ten\nbusiness days of receipt of a written notification by the department\nfrom the appropriate local official that he or she is prepared to\ntransport such person to the facility designated by the department,\nprovided that there has been compliance with subdivision (a) of section\nsix hundred one of this article, and provided further that such person\nis not in need of immediate medical care requiring the availability of a\nhospital or infirmary bed, then the expense of maintaining such person\nshall be paid by the state at the rate of one hundred dollars per day\nper capita, or the actual per day per capita cost as certified by the\nappropriate local official, whichever is less, beginning with the first\nday of receipt of written notification by the department.\n