Statute · New York Mental Hygiene Law
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 7.18 — Secure treatment facilities in the office
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 7.18
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Mental Hygiene Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 7.18 Secure treatment facilities in the office.
Citator
N.Y. Mental Hyg. Law § 7.18 — Secure treatment facilities in the office is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 7.18 Secure treatment facilities in the office.
(a) There shall be in the office secure treatment facilities, as defined in subdivision (o) of section 10.03 of this title, as designated by the commissioner for the care and treatment of dangerous sex offenders requiring confinement, as described in article ten of this title.
(b) Such secure treatment facilities may be created on the former grounds of hospitals operated by the office, but shall be considered separate and distinct facilities and shall not be considered or defined as hospitals.