N.Y. COR Law § 500-A — New York Code / Act COR / Article 20 / Section 500-A
Use of jails
Status: in_force

§ 500-a. Use of jails. 1. Each county jail shall be used:\n  (a) For the detention of persons duly committed to secure their\nattendance as witnesses in any criminal case;\n  (b) For the detention of persons charged with crime, and committed for\ntrial or examination;\n  (c) For the detention of persons awaiting the availability of a court,\npursuant to the provisions of section 210.10, subdivision two of section\n530.70 or subdivision two of section 410.40 of the criminal procedure\nlaw;\n  (d) For the confinement of persons duly committed for any contempt, or\nupon civil process;\n  (e) For the confinement of persons convicted of any offense and\nsentenced to imprisonment therein, or awaiting transportation under\nsentence to imprisonment in another county;\n  (f) For the confinement of persons during any proceedings pursuant to\narticle ten of the mental hygiene law.\n  * (g) For the confinement of persons committed pursuant to an\nagreement authorized by section five hundred-o of this article.\n  * NB Repealed September 1, 2026\n  2. The Onondaga county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment.\n  2-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city council of\nthe city of Elmira may enter into an agreement with the county of\nChemung by which the county, through its facilities at the Chemung\ncounty jail, shall undertake to provide services pertaining to the\nconfinement of individuals arrested or detained by police officers or\nother law enforcement officers within the city of Elmira who have been\ndetained and are awaiting arraignment or initial court appearances.\n  2-b. The Erie county holding center and the Erie county correctional\nfacility may also be used for the detention of persons under arrest\nbeing held for arraignment.\n  2-c. The Yates county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Yates.\n  * 2-d. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the\ncontrary, the Cortland county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest and being held for arraignment in any court located\nin the county of Cortland.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-d's\n  * 2-d. The Putnam county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Putnam.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-d's\n  2-e. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city of Rochester\nmay enter into an agreement with the county of Monroe by which the\ncounty, through its facilities at the Monroe county jail, shall\nundertake to provide services pertaining to the confinement of\nindividuals arrested or detained by police officers or other law\nenforcement officers within the city of Rochester who have been detained\nand are awaiting arraignment or initial court appearances.\n  2-f. The Warren county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Warren.\n  * 2-g. The Niagara county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Niagara.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-g's\n  * 2-g. The Genesee county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Genesee.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-g's\n  2-h. The Allegany county correctional facility may also be used for\nthe detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Allegany.\n  2-i. The Seneca county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Seneca.\n  * 2-j. The Montgomery county correctional facility may also be used\nfor the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in\nany court located in the county of Montgomery.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-j's\n  * 2-j. The Chautauqua county correctional facility may also be used\nfor the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in\nany court located in the county of Chautauqua.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-j's\n  2-k. The Ontario county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Ontario.\n  2-l. The Albany county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Albany.\n  2-m. The Jefferson county correctional facility may also be used for\nthe detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Jefferson.\n  * 2-n. The Livingston county correctional facility may also be used\nfor the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in\nany local court in the county of Livingston.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-n's\n  * 2-n. The Schenectady county correctional facility may also be used\nfor the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in\nany court located in the county of Schenectady.\n  * NB There are 2 sb 2-n's\n  * 2-o. The Washington county correctional facility may also be used\nfor the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in\nany court located in the county of Washington.\n  * NB There are 3 sb 2-o's\n  * 2-o. The Fulton county correctional facility may also be used for\nthe detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Fulton.\n  * NB There are 3 sb 2-o's\n  * 2-o. The Orleans county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Orleans.\n  * NB There are 3 sb 2-o's\n  2-p. The Essex county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Essex.\n  2-q. The Oneida county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Oneida.\n  2-r. The Otsego county jail may also be used for the detention of\npersons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in\nthe county of Otsego.\n  * 2-s. The Steuben county correctional facility may also be used for\nthe detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Steuben.\n  * NB There are 4 sb 2-s's\n  * 2-s. The Wayne county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Wayne.\n  * NB There are 4 sb 2-s's\n  * 2-s. The Tioga county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Tioga.\n  * NB There are 4 sb 2-s's\n  * 2-s. The Broome county correctional facility may also be used for\nthe detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any\ncourt located in the county of Broome.\n  * NB There are 4 sb 2-s's\n  2-t. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where the chief\nadministrator of the courts establishes an off-hours arraignment part in\na county in accordance with paragraph (w) of subdivision one of section\ntwo hundred twelve of the judiciary law, the county correctional\nfacility may be used for the detention of persons who are eighteen years\nof age or older under arrest being held for arraignment in such part.\n  2-u. The Madison county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of individuals detained and imprisoned under the authority and\njurisdiction of the Oneida Indian Nation court pursuant to a\ncounty-tribal detention agreement between the county of Madison, the\nMadison county sheriff and the Oneida Indian Nation pursuant to section\neight hundred fifty-four of the county law.\n  2-v. The Oneida county correctional facility may also be used for the\ndetention of individuals detained and imprisoned under the authority and\njurisdiction of the Oneida Indian Nation court pursuant to a\ncounty-tribal detention agreement between the county of Oneida, the\nOneida county sheriff and the Oneida Indian Nation pursuant to section\neight hundred fifty-three of the county law.\n  3. The buildings, now used as jails of the counties of the state,\nshall continue to be the jails of those counties respectively, until\nother buildings have been designated or erected for that purpose,\naccording to law.\n  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county jail may be\nused for the electronic acquisition and transmission of fingerprint and\nother identification records pursuant to article one hundred sixty of\nthe criminal procedure law.\n