Statute · New York Debtor & Creditor Law
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 174 — Penalties for connivance at escape
N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 174
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Debtor & Creditor Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 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…
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N.Y. Debt. & Cred. Law § 174 — Penalties for connivance at escape is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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.