NY Corr L § 601 (2021)
2021 New York Laws COR - Correction Article 22 - Miscellaneous Provisions 601 - Delivery of Commitment With Incarcerated Individual; Payment of Fees for Transportation.

§ 601. Delivery of commitment with incarcerated individual; payment of fees for transportation. * (a) Whenever an incarcerated individual shall be  delivered  to  the  superintendent  of a state correctional facility pursuant to an indeterminate or determinate  sentence,  the  officer  so delivering   such   incarcerated   individual   shall  deliver  to  such superintendent,  the  sentence  and   commitment   or   certificate   of conviction,  or  a  certified  copy  thereof, and a copy of any order of protection pursuant to section 380.65  of  the  criminal  procedure  law received  by  such  officer  from  the  clerk of the court by which such incarcerated individual shall have been sentenced, a copy of the  report of  the  probation  officer's  investigation  and  report  or a detailed statement covering the facts relative to the crime and previous  history certified   by  the  district  attorney,  a  copy  of  the  incarcerated individual's  fingerprint  records,  a  detailed  summary  of  available medical  records,  psychiatric records and reports relating to assaults, or other violent acts, attempts at suicide or escape by the incarcerated individual while in the custody of the local correctional facility;  any such  medical  or psychiatric records in the possession of a health care provider other than the local correctional facility shall be  summarized in  detail  and  forwarded  by  such health care provider to the medical director of the appropriate state correctional  facility  upon  request; the  superintendent  shall  present to such officer a certificate of the delivery of such incarcerated individual, and the fees of  such  officer for  transporting  such  incarcerated  individual shall be paid from the treasury upon the audit and warrant  of  the  comptroller.  Whenever  an incarcerated  individual  of the state is delivered to a local facility, the superintendent shall forward summaries of such records to the  local facility with the incarcerated individual.   * NB Effective until September 1, 2023   * (a)  Whenever  an  incarcerated individual shall be delivered to the superintendent  of  a  state  correctional  facility  pursuant   to   an indeterminate  or  determinate  sentence, the officer so delivering such incarcerated  individual  shall  deliver  to  such  superintendent,  the sentence  and  commitment  or  certificate of conviction, or a certified copy thereof, and a copy of any order of protection pursuant to  section 380.65  of  the criminal procedure law received by such officer from the clerk of the court by which such incarcerated individual shall have been sentenced, a copy of the report of the probation officer's investigation and report or a detailed statement covering the facts  relative  to  the crime and previous history certified by the district attorney, a copy of the incarcerated individual's fingerprint records, a detailed summary of available  medical  records, psychiatric records and reports relating to assaults, or other violent acts, attempts at suicide or  escape  by  the incarcerated  individual  while in the custody of the local correctional facility; any such medical or psychiatric records in the possession of a health care provider other than the local correctional facility shall be summarized in detail and forwarded by such health care provider  to  the medical  director  of  the  appropriate state correctional facility upon request; the superintendent shall present to such officer a  certificate of  the  delivery  of such incarcerated individual, and the fees of such officer for transporting such incarcerated individual shall be paid from the treasury upon the audit and warrant of the comptroller. Whenever  an incarcerated  individual  of the state is delivered to a local facility, the superintendent shall forward summaries of such records to the  local facility with the incarcerated individual.   * NB Effective September 1, 2023   * (b)  Whenever  an incarcerated individual is sentenced by a court of this state to an indeterminate sentence, but the incarcerated individual  is  immediately  returned  to  a   correctional   facility   under   the jurisdiction of the United States or of a sister state, the clerk of the court  shall  immediately  send  to the commissioner of the department a certified  copy  of  the  sentence, a copy of the probation report and a copy of the fingerprint records of the incarcerated individual.   * NB Effective until September 1, 2023   * (b) Whenever an incarcerated individual is sentenced by a  court  of this  state  to  an  indeterminate  or  determinate  sentence,  but  the incarcerated  individual  is  immediately  returned  to  a  correctional facility  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the United States or of a sister state, the clerk of the court shall immediately send to the commissioner of the department a certified copy  of  the  sentence,  a  copy  of  the probation   report  and  a  copy  of  the  fingerprint  records  of  the incarcerated individual.   * NB Effective September 1, 2023  (c) In order to comply with section five hundred-b of this chapter, to afford appropriate precautions for the personal safety  and  welfare  of persons in custody, and to foster the safety, security and good order of the local correctional facility, a sheriff upon the lawful commitment of a  person to his custody may request, and a sheriff to whom such request is made shall deliver, such information in his possession  or  summaries thereof  as  specified  in  subdivision  (a)  of  this  section with the exception of medical and psychiatric records which  would  be  forwarded pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section.  (d)  Any  medical or psychiatric records in the possession of a health care provider shall be summarized in detail and forwarded by such health care  provider  to  the  medical  director  of   the   receiving   local correctional  facility  upon  the  request  of  such  sheriff or medical director.  Requests  for  such  information  shall  be  made  when   the information is necessary for the timely and effective medical evaluation or treatment.  (e) A copy of any order of protection issued by any court against such incarcerated  individual  pursuant to article five hundred thirty of the criminal procedure law or article eight of the family court act  at  the time  of  sentencing  or  which thereafter be issued shall accompany any commitment.  (f) Information, however received, pursuant to  subdivisions  (c)  and (d)  of  this  section which is confidential as required by law shall be kept confidential by  the  party  receiving  such  information  and  any limitation  on  the  release of such information imposed by law upon the party furnishing the information shall also apply to the party receiving such information. Any disclosure of confidential material made  pursuant to  this section shall be limited to that information which is necessary in light of the reason for disclosure.  (g) The state commission of correction shall  promulgate  a  rule  and regulation  which  prescribes  the manner in which confidential material shall be transmitted between local correctional facilities.