New York Mental Hygiene Code § 10.11

Regimen of strict and intensive supervision and treatment
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§ 10.11 Regimen of strict and intensive supervision and treatment.\n  (a) (1) Before ordering the release of a person to a regimen of strict\nand intensive supervision and treatment pursuant to this article, the\ncourt shall order that the department of corrections and community\nsupervision recommend supervision requirements to the court. These\nsupervision requirements, which shall be developed in consultation with\nthe commissioner, may include but need not be limited to, electronic\nmonitoring or global positioning satellite tracking for an appropriate\nperiod of time, polygraph monitoring, specification of residence or type\nor residence, prohibition of contact with identified past or potential\nvictims, strict and intensive supervision by a parole officer, and any\nother lawful and necessary conditions that may be imposed by a court. In\naddition, after consultation with the psychiatrist, psychologist or\nother professional primarily treating the respondent, the commissioner\nshall recommend a specific course of treatment. A copy of the\nrecommended requirements for supervision and treatment shall be given to\nthe attorney general and the respondent and his or her counsel a\nreasonable time before the court issues its written order pursuant to\nthis section.\n  (2) Before issuing its written order, the court shall afford the\nparties an opportunity to be heard, and shall consider any additional\nsubmissions by the respondent and the attorney general concerning the\nproposed conditions of the regimen of strict and intensive supervision\nand treatment. The court shall issue an order specifying the conditions\nof the regimen of strict and intensive supervision and treatment, which\nshall include specified supervision requirements and compliance with a\nspecified course of treatment. A written statement of the conditions of\nthe regimen of strict and intensive supervision and treatment shall be\ngiven to the respondent and to his or her counsel, any designated\nservice providers or treating professionals, the commissioner, the\nattorney general and the supervising parole officer. The court shall\nrequire the department of corrections and community supervision to take\nappropriate actions to implement the supervision plan and assure\ncompliance with the conditions of the regimen of strict and intensive\nsupervision and treatment. A regimen of strict and intensive supervision\ndoes not toll the running of any form of supervision in criminal cases,\nincluding but not limited to post-release supervision and parole.\n  (b) (1) Persons ordered into a regimen of strict and intensive\nsupervision and treatment pursuant to this article shall be subject to a\nminimum of six face-to-face supervision contacts and six collateral\ncontacts per month. Such minimum contact requirements shall continue\nunless subsequently modified by the court or the department of\ncorrections and community supervision.\n  (2) Any agency, organization, professional or service provider\ndesignated to provide treatment to the person shall, unless otherwise\ndirected by the court, submit every four months to the court, the\ncommissioner, the attorney general and the supervising parole officer a\nreport describing the person's conduct while under a regimen of strict\nand intensive supervision and treatment.\n  (c) An order for a regimen of strict and intensive supervision and\ntreatment places the person in the custody and control of the department\nof corrections and community supervision. A person ordered to undergo a\nregimen of strict and intensive supervision and treatment pursuant to\nthis article is subject to lawful conditions set by the court and the\ndepartment of corrections and community supervision.\n  (d) (1) A person's regimen of strict and intensive supervision and\ntreatment may be revoked if such a person violates a condition of strict\nand intensive supervision. If a parole officer has reasonable cause to\nbelieve that the person has violated 

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