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N.Y. Penal Law § 85.15 — Subsequent sentences
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 85: Sentence of Intermittent Imprisonment, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 85.15
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
85.15 Subsequent sentences.
* 1. Indeterminate and determinate sentences. The service of an
indeterminate or a determinate sentence of imprisonment shall satisfy
any sentence of intermittent imprisonment imposed on a person for an
offense committed prior to the time the indeterminate or determinate
sentence was imposed. A person who is serving a sentence of intermittent
imprisonment at the time an indeterminate or a determinate sentence of
imprisonment is imposed shall be delivered to the custody of the state
department of corrections and community supervision to commence service
of the indeterminate or determinate sentence immediately.
* NB Effective until September 1, 2027
* 1. Indeterminate and reformatory sentences. The service of an
indeterminate or a reformatory sentence of imprisonment shall satisfy
any sentence of intermittent imprisonment imposed on a person for an
offense committed prior to the time the indeterminate or reformatory
sentence was imposed. A person who is serving a sentence of intermittent
imprisonment at the time an indeterminate or a reformatory sentence of
imprisonment is imposed shall be delivered to the custody of the state
department of corrections and community supervision to commence service
of the indeterminate or reformatory sentence immediately.
* NB Effective September 1, 2027
2. Definite sentences. If a definite sentence of imprisonment is
imposed on a person who is under a previously imposed sentence of
intermittent imprisonment, such person shall commence service of the
definite sentence immediately. Where such definite sentence is for a
term in excess of thirty days, the service of such sentence shall
satisfy the sentence of intermittent imprisonment unless the sentence of
intermittent imprisonment is revoked, or a warrant is issued pursuant to
subdivision three of section 85.10 of this article and prior to
satisfaction of, or conditional release under, such definite sentence of
imprisonment.
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