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BOOK AND CASE NUMBER (NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION)
| Data Element: | BOOK AND CASE NUMBER (NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION) |
| Definition: | A unique identifier assigned by the New York City Department of Correction to all newly detained inmates and those newly sentenced to the Department. |
| Standard of Verification: | Not Applicable |
| Data Type: | AN |
| Field Size: | 10AN |
| Field Format: | 3N - Book Number 2N - Year 5N - Sequentially Assigned Case Number |
| Originating Teams: | Corrections |
| User Teams: | Corrections |
| Tables / Codes: | See Book Number Table (New York City Department of Correction Book and Case Number). |
| Comments: | If an individual has completed a New York City sentence and is immediately admitted as a detainee, he is given a new Book and Case Number. An individual who serves New York City sentence time immediately following service of detention time retains his Book and Case Number. |
| Page Info: | DATE STANDARD ESTABLISHED: 9/94 |