N.Y. Soc. Serv. Law § 199
Power of commissioner of public welfare to detain certain incarcerated individuals
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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2015
§ 199. Power of commissioner of public welfare to detain certain\ninmates. The commissioner of public welfare shall have power to detain\nin the public home, pending a vacancy for such person in a state\ninstitution, a person over the age of sixteen who has been certified as\nmentally retarded or epileptic in accordance with the provisions of the\nmental hygiene law and for whom an application for admission to a state\ninstitution has been made. Whenever the commissioner shall so detain an\ninmate in the public home he shall at once notify the state department\nof mental hygiene.\n
§ 199. Power of commissioner of public welfare to detain certain\nincarcerated individuals. The commissioner of public welfare shall have\npower to detain in the public home, pending a vacancy for such person in\na state institution, a person over the age of sixteen who has been\ncertified as an individual with a developmental disability in accordance\nwith the provisions of the mental hygiene law and for whom an\napplication for admission to a state institution has been made. Whenever\nthe commissioner shall so detain an incarcerated individual in the\npublic home he or she shall at once notify the state department of\nmental hygiene.\n
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