 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7960
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      May 29, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Correction
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend the county law and the correction law, in relation to
          regional jails being considered county jails
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  217  of  the  county  law  is amended to read as
     2  follows:
     3    § 217. County jail. 1. Each county shall continue to maintain a county
     4  jail as prescribed by law.
     5    2. A set of contiguous counties may establish a regional  jail  to  be
     6  maintained  by such counties and which may be used to board inmates from
     7  such counties. All regional jails shall be considered county  jails  for
     8  each  county  which  maintains  the  facility  and boards inmates at the
     9  facility for the purposes of any section of law.
    10    § 2. Section 500-a of the correction law is amended by  adding  a  new
    11  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    12    5.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, any set of contiguous
    13  counties may establish a regional jail to be maintained by such counties
    14  and which may be used to board inmates from such counties. All  regional
    15  jails  shall  be considered county jails for each county which maintains
    16  and boards inmates at the facility for the purposes of  any  section  of
    17  law.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11983-01-9
Relates to regional jails being considered county jails

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