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N.Y. Penal Law § 120.18 Menacing a police officer or peace officer
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§ 120.18 Menacing a police officer or peace officer. A person is guilty of menacing a police officer or peace officer when he or she intentionally places or attempts to place a police officer or peace officer in reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical injury or death…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.19 Assault on a retail worker
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§ 120.19 Assault on a retail worker. 1. A person is guilty of assault on a retail worker when, with the intent to prevent a retail worker from performing an act within the scope of such worker's employment, such person causes physical injury to such retail worker and the person k…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.20 Reckless endangerment in the second degree
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§ 120.20 Reckless endangerment in the second degree. A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the second degree when he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person. Reckless endangerment in the second degree is…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.25 Reckless endangerment in the first degree
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§ 120.25 Reckless endangerment in the first degree. A person is guilty of reckless endangerment in the first degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death to another person. Re…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt
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§ 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt. A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when he intentionally causes or aids another person to attempt suicide. Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.35 Promoting a suicide attempt; when punishable as attempt to commit murder
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§ 120.35 Promoting a suicide attempt; when punishable as attempt to commit murder. A person who engages in conduct constituting both the offense of promoting a suicide attempt and the offense of attempt to commit murder may not be convicted of attempt to commit murder unless he c…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.40 Definitions
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§ 120.40 Definitions. For purposes of sections 120.45, 120.50, 120.55 and 120.60 of this article: 1. "Kidnapping" shall mean a kidnapping crime defined in article one hundred thirty-five of this chapter. 2. "Unlawful imprisonment" shall mean an unlawful imprisonment felony crime …
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.45 Stalking in the fourth degree
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§ 120.45 Stalking in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of stalking in the fourth degree when he or she intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose, engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and knows or reasonably should know that such conduct: 1. is like…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.50 Stalking in the third degree
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§ 120.50 Stalking in the third degree. A person is guilty of stalking in the third degree when he or she: 1. Commits the crime of stalking in the fourth degree in violation of section 120.45 of this article against three or more persons, in three or more separate transactions, fo…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.55 Stalking in the second degree
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§ 120.55 Stalking in the second degree. A person is guilty of stalking in the second degree when he or she: 1. Commits the crime of stalking in the third degree as defined in subdivision three of section 120.50 of this article and in the course of and in furtherance of the commis…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.60 Stalking in the first degree
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§ 120.60 Stalking in the first degree. A person is guilty of stalking in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of stalking in the third degree as defined in subdivision three of section 120.50 or stalking in the second degree as defined in section 120.55 of this artic…
N.Y. Penal Law § 120.70 Luring a child
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§ 120.70 Luring a child. 1. A person is guilty of luring a child when he or she lures a child into a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, isolated area, building, or part thereof, for the purpose of committing against such child any of the following offenses: an offense as define…
N.Y. Penal Law § 121.11 Criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation
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§ 121.11 Criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation. A person is guilty of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation when, with intent to impede the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person, he or she: a. applies pressure on the thro…
N.Y. Penal Law § 121.12 Strangulation in the second degree
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§ 121.12 Strangulation in the second degree. A person is guilty of strangulation in the second degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, as defined in section 121.11 of this article, and thereby causes stupor, loss of consc…
N.Y. Penal Law § 121.13 Strangulation in the first degree
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§ 121.13 Strangulation in the first degree. A person is guilty of strangulation in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, as defined in section 121.11 of this article, and thereby causes serious physical injury…
N.Y. Penal Law § 121.13-A Aggravated strangulation
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§ 121.13-a Aggravated strangulation. A person is guilty of aggravated strangulation when, being a police officer as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law or a peace officer as defined in section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law, he or …
N.Y. Penal Law § 121.14 Medical or dental purpose
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§ 121.14 Medical or dental purpose. For purposes of section 121.11, 121.12, 121.13 or 121.13-a of this article, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant performed such conduct for a valid medical or dental purpose.
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.00 Homicide defined
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§ 125.00 Homicide defined. Homicide means conduct which causes the death of a person under circumstances constituting murder, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, or criminally negligent homicide.
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.05 Homicide and related offenses; definition
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§ 125.05 Homicide and related offenses; definition. The following definition is applicable to this article: "Person," when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human being who has been born and is alive.
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.10 Criminally negligent homicide
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§ 125.10 Criminally negligent homicide. A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he causes the death of another person. Criminally negligent homicide is a class E felony.
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.11 Aggravated criminally negligent homicide
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§ 125.11 Aggravated criminally negligent homicide. A person is guilty of aggravated criminally negligent homicide when, with criminal negligence, he or she causes the death of a police officer or peace officer where such officer was in the course of performing his or her official…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.12 Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree
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§ 125.12 Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree. A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree when he or she causes the death of another person, and either: (1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of subdivision two, three, four or four-a of section el…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.13 Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree
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§ 125.13 Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree. A person is guilty of vehicular manslaughter in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12 of this article, and either: (1) commits such crime w…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.14 Aggravated vehicular homicide
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§ 125.14 Aggravated vehicular homicide. A person is guilty of aggravated vehicular homicide when he or she engages in reckless driving as defined by section twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and traffic law, and commits the crime of vehicular manslaughter in the second degree …
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree
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§ 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree. A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when: 1. He recklessly causes the death of another person; or 3. He intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide. Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C fe…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.20 Manslaughter in the first degree
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§ 125.20 Manslaughter in the first degree. A person is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree when: 1. With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; or 2. With intent to cause the death of another pers…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.21 Aggravated manslaughter in the second degree
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§ 125.21 Aggravated manslaughter in the second degree. A person is guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the second degree when he or she recklessly causes the death of a police officer or peace officer where such officer was in the course of performing his or her official duties …
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.22 Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree
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§ 125.22 Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree. A person is guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree when: 1. with intent to cause serious physical injury to a police officer or peace officer, where such officer was in the course of performing his or her offici…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.25 Murder in the second degree
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§ 125.25 Murder in the second degree. A person is guilty of murder in the second degree when: 1. With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; except that in any prosecution under this subdivision, it is an affirmative …
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.26 Aggravated murder
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§ 125.26 Aggravated murder. A person is guilty of aggravated murder when: 1. With intent to cause the death of another person, he or she causes the death of such person, or of a third person who was a person described in subparagraph (i), (ii), (ii-a) or (iii) of paragraph (a) of…
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.27 Murder in the first degree
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§ 125.27 Murder in the first degree. A person is guilty of murder in the first degree when: 1. With intent to cause the death of another person, he causes the death of such person or of a third person; and (a) Either: (i) the intended victim was a police officer as defined in sub…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.00 Sex offenses; definitions of terms
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§ 130.00 Sex offenses; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Vaginal sexual contact" means conduct between persons consisting of contact between the penis and the vagina or vulva. 2. (a) "Oral sexual contact" means conduct between per…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.05 Sex offenses; lack of consent
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§ 130.05 Sex offenses; lack of consent. 1. Whether or not specifically stated, it is an element of every offense defined in this article that the sexual act was committed without consent of the victim. 2. Lack of consent results from: (a) Forcible compulsion; or (b) Incapacity to…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.10 Sex offenses; limitation; defenses
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§ 130.10 Sex offenses; limitation; defenses. 1. In any prosecution under this article in which the victim's lack of consent is based solely upon his or her incapacity to consent because he or she was mentally disabled, mentally incapacitated or physically helpless, it is an affir…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.16 Sex offenses; corroboration
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§ 130.16 Sex offenses; corroboration. A person shall not be convicted of any offense defined in this article of which lack of consent is an element but results solely from incapacity to consent because of the victim's mental defect, or mental incapacity, or an attempt to commit t…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.20 Sexual misconduct
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§ 130.20 Sexual misconduct. A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when: 1. He or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person without such person's consent; or 2. He or she engages in oral sexual contact with another person without such person's consent; or 3. He o…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.25 Rape in the third degree
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§ 130.25 Rape in the third degree. A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when: 1. He or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen years old; 2. He or she engages in …
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.30 Rape in the second degree
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§ 130.30 Rape in the second degree.\n A person is guilty of rape in the second degree when:\n 1. being eighteen years old or more, he or she engages in vaginal\nsexual contact with another person less than fifteen years old;\n 2. being eighteen years old or more, he or she engage…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.35 Rape in the first degree
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§ 130.35 Rape in the first degree. A person is guilty of rape in the first degree when: 1. he or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person: (a) By forcible compulsion; or (b) Who is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless; or (c) Who is less th…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.52 Forcible touching
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§ 130.52 Forcible touching. A person is guilty of forcible touching when such person intentionally, and for no legitimate purpose: 1. forcibly touches the sexual or other intimate parts of another person for the purpose of degrading or abusing such person, or for the purpose of g…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.53 Persistent sexual abuse
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§ 130.53 Persistent sexual abuse. A person is guilty of persistent sexual abuse when he or she commits the crime of forcible touching, as defined in section 130.52 of this article, sexual abuse in the third degree, as defined in section 130.55 of this article, or sexual abuse in …
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.55 Sexual abuse in the third degree
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§ 130.55 Sexual abuse in the third degree. A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact without the latter's consent; except that in any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that (a) such o…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.60 Sexual abuse in the second degree
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§ 130.60 Sexual abuse in the second degree. A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the second degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact and when such other person is: 1. Incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen years …
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65 Sexual abuse in the first degree
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§ 130.65 Sexual abuse in the first degree. A person is guilty of sexual abuse in the first degree when he or she subjects another person to sexual contact: 1. By forcible compulsion; or 2. When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless; or 3.…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.65-A Aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree
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§ 130.65-a Aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree when: (a) He or she inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person and the other person is incapable of consent…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.66 Aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree
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§ 130.66 Aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree when he or she inserts a foreign object or a finger in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person: (a) By forcible compulsion; or (b) When …
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.67 Aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree
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§ 130.67 Aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree when he or she inserts a finger in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person causing physical injury to such person: (a) By forcible com…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.70 Aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree
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§ 130.70 Aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree when he or she inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person causing physical injury to such person: (a) By forcib…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.75 Course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree
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§ 130.75 Course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree. 1. A person is guilty of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree when, over a period of time not less than three months in duration: (a) he or she engages in two or more acts of sexual con…
N.Y. Penal Law § 130.80 Course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree
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§ 130.80 Course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree. 1. A person is guilty of course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree when, over a period of time not less than three months in duration: (a) he or she engages in two or more acts of sexual c…