New York § 174 - 174Penalties for connivance at escape
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 174 — 174Penalties for connivance at escape, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 174. 174Penalties for connivance at escape
§ 174. Penalties for connivance at escape. Any sheriff, constable or jailer wilfully suffering any person so committed or re-committed, pursuant to the foregoing sections, to escape, on conviction thereof, in addition to any other punishment the court may inflict, shall forfeit to the trustees a sum equal to the whole amount of debts due to the creditors of such debtor, not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars.
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Section 174 ("174Penalties for connivance at escape") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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