§ 660 — Persons authorized to be present at execution

§ 660. Persons authorized to be present at execution. 1. The\ncommissioner, any persons designated by the commissioner to act as\nexecution technicians or otherwise to assist in the execution, including\ncorrection officers, and a licensed physician or physicians may be\npresent at the execution. The commissioner shall also select and invite\nthe presence, by at least three days' prior notice, of a justice of the\nsupreme court, the counsel for the convicted person, the district\nattorney and the sheriff of the county where the conviction was had,\ntogether with six adult citizens. The names of the execution technician\nor technicians shall never be disclosed, notwithstanding any other\nprovision of law to the contrary, including article six of the public\nofficers law. The names of the six adult citizens who witnessed the\nexecution shall not be disclosed until after the execution.\n 2. The commissioner shall, at the request of the person sentenced to\ndeath, authorize and permit two clergymen to be present at the\nexecution.\n 3. The inmate sentenced to death may name four relatives or bona fide\nfriends to witness the execution, and the commissioner shall authorize\nsaid named relatives or friends of the inmate to witness the execution\nunless the commissioner determines that the presence of any named\nrelative or friend at the execution would pose a threat to the safety or\nsecurity of the designated correctional institution. No person under\neighteen years of age shall be permitted to witness any execution.\n