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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defendant subject to section two hundred fifty-nine-mm of this article, may be detained as authorized by the interstate compact for adult offender supervision.
(2) A defendant shall be detained at a local correctional facility, except as otherwise provided in subdivision three of this section.
(3) (a) A defendant sixteen years of age or younger, who allegedly commits a criminal act or violation of his or her supervision on or after October first, two thousand eighteen or (b) a defendant seventeen years of age or younger who allegedly commits a criminal act or violation of his or her supervision on or after October first, two thousand nineteen, shall be detained in a juvenile detention facility.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Executive Law - EXC § 259-p. Interstate detention - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/executive-law/exc-sect-259-p/
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