Opn. No.

Requestor: Ilan S. Schoenberger, Esq., County Attorney County of Rockland County Office Building New City, New York 10956

Written by: Patrick Barnett-Mulligan, Assistant Attorney General

You have asked whether the sheriff's custody of an individual pursuant to a commitment order terminates when the sheriff delivers that individual to justice court for purposes of a court appearance.

Under the Correction Law, the sheriff has custody of all persons who have been committed to the county jail. (Correction Law, § 500-c.)1 Your letter notes that the Rockland County sheriff recognizes and performs his…