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N.Y. Penal Law § 222.10 Restrictions on cannabis use
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§ 222.10 Restrictions on cannabis use. Unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, no person shall: 1. smoke or vape cannabis in a location where smoking or vaping cannabis is prohibited pursuant to article thirteen-E of the public health law; or 2. smoke, vape or ingest ca…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.15 Personal cultivation and home possession of cannabis
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§ 222.15 Personal cultivation and home possession of cannabis. 1. Except as provided for in section forty-one of the cannabis law, and unless otherwise authorized by law or regulation, no person may: (a) plant, cultivate, harvest, dry, process or possess more than three mature ca…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.20 Licensing of cannabis production and distribution; defense
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§ 222.20 Licensing of cannabis production and distribution; defense. In any prosecution for an offense involving cannabis under this article or an authorized local law, it is a defense that the defendant was engaged in such activity in compliance with the cannabis law.
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.25 Unlawful possession of cannabis
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§ 222.25 Unlawful possession of cannabis. A person is guilty of unlawful possession of cannabis when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than three ounces or concentrated cannabis and such concentrated cannabis weighs more than twen…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.30 Criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree
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§ 222.30 Criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than sixteen ounces; or 2. concentrated cannabis an…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.35 Criminal possession of cannabis in the second degree
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§ 222.35 Criminal possession of cannabis in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the second degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than five pounds; or 2. concentrated cannabis and…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.40 Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree
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§ 222.40 Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. cannabis and such cannabis weighs more than ten pounds; or 2. concentrated cannabis and su…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.45 Unlawful sale of cannabis
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§ 222.45 Unlawful sale of cannabis. A person is guilty of unlawful sale of cannabis when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells cannabis or concentrated cannabis. Unlawful sale of cannabis is a violation punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars.
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.50 Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree
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§ 222.50 Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree when: 1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than three ounces of cannabis or more than twenty-four grams of concentrated cannabis; or 2. being tw…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55 Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree
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§ 222.55 Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree when: 1. he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than sixteen ounces of cannabis or more than five ounces of concentrated cannabis; or 2. being twen…
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.60 Criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree
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§ 222.60 Criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells more than five pounds of cannabis or more than two pounds of concentrated cannabis. Criminal sale of cannabis …
N.Y. Penal Law § 222.65 Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis
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§ 222.65 Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis. A person is guilty of aggravated criminal sale of cannabis when he or she knowingly and unlawfully sells cannabis or concentrated cannabis weighing one hundred pounds or more. Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis is a class C felony.…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.00 Gambling offenses; definitions of terms
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§ 225.00 Gambling offenses; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Contest of chance" means any contest, game, gaming scheme or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding …
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.05 Promoting gambling in the second degree
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§ 225.05 Promoting gambling in the second degree. A person is guilty of promoting gambling in the second degree when he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity. Promoting gambling in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.10 Promoting gambling in the first degree
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§ 225.10 Promoting gambling in the first degree. A person is guilty of promoting gambling in the first degree when he knowingly advances or profits from unlawful gambling activity by: 1. Engaging in bookmaking to the extent that he receives or accepts in any one day more than fiv…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.15 Possession of gambling records in the second degree
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§ 225.15 Possession of gambling records in the second degree. A person is guilty of possession of gambling records in the second degree when, with knowledge of the contents or nature thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article: 1. Of a kind commonly used in th…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.20 Possession of gambling records in the first degree
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§ 225.20 Possession of gambling records in the first degree. A person is guilty of possession of gambling records in the first degree when, with knowledge of the contents thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article: 1. Of a kind commonly used in the operation …
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.25 Possession of gambling records; defense
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§ 225.25 Possession of gambling records; defense. In any prosecution for possession of gambling records, it is a defense that the writing, paper, instrument or article possessed by the defendant was neither used nor intended to be used in the operation or promotion of a bookmakin…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.30 Possession of a gambling device
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§ 225.30 Possession of a gambling device. a. A person is guilty of possession of a gambling device when, with knowledge of the character thereof, he or she manufactures, sells, transports, places or possesses, or conducts or negotiates any transaction affecting or designed to aff…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.32 Possession of a gambling device; defenses
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§ 225.32 Possession of a gambling device; defenses. 1. In any prosecution for possession of a gambling device specified in subdivision one of section 225.30 of this article, it is an affirmative defense that: (a) the slot machine possessed by the defendant was neither used nor in…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.35 Gambling offenses; presumptions
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§ 225.35 Gambling offenses; presumptions. 1. Proof of possession of any gambling device or of any gambling record specified in sections 225.15 and 225.20, is presumptive evidence of possession thereof with knowledge of its character or contents. 2. In any prosecution under this a…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.40 Lottery offenses; no defense
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§ 225.40 Lottery offenses; no defense. Any offense defined in this article which consists of the commission of acts relating to a lottery is no less criminal because the lottery itself is drawn or conducted without the state and is not violative of the laws of the jurisdiction in…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.55 Gaming fraud in the second degree
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§ 225.55 Gaming fraud in the second degree. A person is guilty of gaming fraud in the second degree when he or she: 1. with intent to defraud and in violation of the rules of the casino gaming, misrepresents, changes the amount bet or wagered on, or the outcome or possible outcom…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.60 Gaming fraud in the first degree
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§ 225.60 Gaming fraud in the first degree. A person is guilty of gaming fraud in the first degree when he or she commits a gaming fraud in the second degree, and: 1. The value of the benefit obtained exceeds one thousand dollars; or 2. He or she has been previously convicted with…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.65 Use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments
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§ 225.65 Use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments. A person is guilty of use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments when in playing or using any casino gaming designed to be played with, received or be operated by chips, cheques, tokens…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.70 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the third degree
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§ 225.70 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the third degree. A person is guilty of possession of unlawful gaming property in the third degree when he or she possesses, with intent to use such property to commit gaming fraud, unlawful gaming property at a premises being us…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.75 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree
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§ 225.75 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree. A person is guilty of possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree when: 1. He or she makes, sells, or possesses with intent to sell, any unlawful gaming property at a casino gaming facility, the…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.80 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree
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§ 225.80 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree. A person is guilty of possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree when: 1. He or she commits the crime of unlawful possession of gaming property in the third degree as defined in section 225.70 of…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.85 Use of unlawful gaming property
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§ 225.85 Use of unlawful gaming property. A person is guilty of use of unlawful gaming property when he or she knowingly with intent to defraud uses unlawful gaming property at a premises being used for casino gaming. Use of unlawful gaming property is a class E felony.
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.90 Manipulation of gaming outcomes at an authorized gaming establishment
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§ 225.90 Manipulation of gaming outcomes at an authorized gaming establishment. A person is guilty of manipulation of gaming outcomes at an authorized gaming establishment when he or she: 1. Knowingly conducts, operates, deals or otherwise manipulates, or knowingly allows to be c…
N.Y. Penal Law § 225.95 Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming
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§ 225.95 Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming. A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming …
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.00 Prostitution
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§ 230.00 Prostitution. A person is guilty of prostitution when such person engages or agrees or offers to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee. Prostitution is a class B Misdemeanor.
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense
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§ 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense. In any prosecution under section 230.00, section 230.03, section 230.19, section 230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25, subdivision 2 of section 230.30 or section 230.34-a of this article, it is an affirmative defense that the defenda…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.02 Patronizing a person for prostitution; definitions
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§ 230.02 Patronizing a person for prostitution; definitions. 1. A person patronizes a person for prostitution when: (a) Pursuant to a prior understanding, he or she pays a fee to another person as compensation for such person or a third person having engaged in sexual conduct wit…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.03 Prostitution in a school zone
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§ 230.03 Prostitution in a school zone. 1. A person is guilty of prostitution in a school zone when, being nineteen years of age or older, and acting during the hours that school is in session, he or she commits the crime of prostitution in violation of section 230.00 of this art…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.04 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree
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§ 230.04 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree when he or she patronizes a person for prostitution. Patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree is a class A misdemea…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.05 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the second degree
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§ 230.05 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the second degree. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in the second degree when, being eighteen years old or more, he or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less than fift…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.06 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the first degree
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§ 230.06 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the first degree. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in the first degree when: 1. He or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less than eleven years old; or 2. Being eightee…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.07 Patronizing a person for prostitution; defense
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§ 230.07 Patronizing a person for prostitution; defense. In any prosecution for patronizing a person for prostitution in the first or second degrees or patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone, it is a defense that the defendant did not have reasonable grounds to be…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.08 Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone
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§ 230.08 Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone. 1. A person is guilty of patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone when, being twenty-one years old or more, he or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less than eightee…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.10 Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense
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§ 230.10 Prostitution and patronizing a person for prostitution; no defense. In any prosecution for prostitution or patronizing a person for prostitution, the sex of the two parties or prospective parties to the sexual conduct engaged in, contemplated or solicited is immaterial, …
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.11 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the third degree
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§ 230.11 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the third degree. A person is guilty of aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the third degree when, being twenty-one years old or more, he or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patroniz…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.12 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the second degree
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§ 230.12 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the second degree. A person is guilty of aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the second degree when, being eighteen years old or more, he or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patroniz…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.13 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the first degree
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§ 230.13 Aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the first degree. A person is guilty of aggravated patronizing a minor for prostitution in the first degree when he or she patronizes a person for prostitution and the person patronized is less than eleven years old, or …
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.15 Promoting prostitution; definitions of terms
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§ 230.15 Promoting prostitution; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Advance prostitution." A person "advances prostitution" when, acting other than as a person in prostitution or as a patron thereof, he or she knowingly causes or a…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.19 Promoting prostitution in a school zone
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§ 230.19 Promoting prostitution in a school zone. 1. A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in a school zone when, being nineteen years old or more, he or she knowingly advances or profits from prostitution that he or she knows or reasonably should know is or will be commit…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.20 Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree
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§ 230.20 Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the fourth degree when he or she knowingly: 1. Advances or profits from prostitution; or 2. With intent to advance or profit from prostitution, distributes or disseminates to ten…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.25 Promoting prostitution in the third degree
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§ 230.25 Promoting prostitution in the third degree. A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the third degree when he or she knowingly: 1. Advances or profits from prostitution by managing, supervising, controlling or owning, either alone or in association with others, a …
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.30 Promoting prostitution in the second degree
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§ 230.30 Promoting prostitution in the second degree. A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the second degree when he or she knowingly: 1. Advances prostitution by compelling a person by force or intimidation to engage in prostitution, or profits from such coercive cond…
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.32 Promoting prostitution in the first degree
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§ 230.32 Promoting prostitution in the first degree. A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree when he or she: 1. knowingly advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than thirteen years old; or 2. being twenty-one years old or more, he or she k…