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New York State Penal Law Crimes

This list contains the CRIMINAL OFFENSES in the New York Penal Code.

A

A | Abandonment - Auto
Abandonment of a child
Abortion in the first degree
Abortion in the second degree
Absconding from a community treatment facility
Absconding from a furlough program
Absconding from temporary release in the first degree
Adultery
Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree
Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old
Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer
Aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree
Aggravated cemetery desecration in the second degree
Aggravated criminal contempt
Aggravated criminal possession of a weapon
Aggravated criminally negligent homicide
Aggravated enterprise corruption
Aggravated family offense
Aggravated grand larceny of an automated teller machine
Aggravated harassment in the first degree
Aggravated harassment in the second degree
Aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate
Aggravated identity theft
Aggravated insurance fraud
Aggravated interference with health care services in the first degree
Aggravated interference with health care services in the second degree
Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree
Aggravated manslaughter in the second degree
Aggravated murder
Aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree
Aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree
Aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree
Aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree
Aggravated unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the first degree
Aggravated unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the second degree
Aggravated vehicular assault
Aggravated vehicular homicide
Appearance in public under the influence of narcotics or a drug other than alcohol
Arson in the fifth degree
Arson in the first degree
Arson in the fourth degree
Arson in the second degree
Arson in the third degree
Assault in the first degree
Assault in the second degree
Assault in the third degree
Assault on a judge
Assault on a peace officer police officer fireman or emergency medical services professional
Auto stripping in the first degree
Auto stripping in the second degree
Auto stripping in the third degree

B

B | Bail - Burn
Bail jumping in the first degree
Bail jumping in the second degree
Bail jumping in the third degree
Bigamy
Bribe giving for public office
Bribe receiving by a juror
Bribe receiving by a labor official
Bribe receiving by a witness
Bribe receiving for public office
Bribe receiving in the first degree
Bribe receiving in the second degree
Bribe receiving in the third degree
Bribery in the first degree
Bribery in the second degree
Bribery in the third degree
Bribing a juror
Bribing a labor official
Burglary in the first degree
Burglary in the second degree
Burglary in the third degree
Burn injury and wounds to be reported

C

C | Cemetery - Custodial
Cemetery desecration in the first degree
Cemetery desecration in the second degree
Certain wounds to be reported
Coercion in the first degree
Coercion in the second degree
Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree
Commercial bribe receiving in the second degree
Commercial bribing in the first degree
Commercial bribing in the second degree
Compelling prostitution
Compounding a crime
Computer tampering in the first degree
Computer tampering in the fourth degree
Computer tampering in the second degree
Computer tampering in the third degree
Computer trespass
Conspiracy in the fifth degree
Conspiracy in the first degree
Conspiracy in the fourth degree
Conspiracy in the second degree
Conspiracy in the sixth degree
Conspiracy in the third degree
Corrupting the government in the first degree
Corrupting the government in the fourth degree
Corrupting the government in the second degree
Corrupting the government in the third degree
Course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree
Course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree
Creating a hazard
Crime of terrorism
Criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material in the second degree
Criminal anarchy
Criminal contempt in the first degree
Criminal contempt in the second degree
Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission
Criminal contempt of the legislature
Criminal contempt of the state commission on judicial conduct
Criminal diversion of medical marihuana in the first degree
Criminal diversion of medical marihuana in the second degree
Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first degree
Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the fourth degree
Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the third degree
Criminal facilitation in the first degree
Criminal facilitation in the fourth degree
Criminal facilitation in the second degree
Criminal facilitation in the third degree
Criminal impersonation in the first degree
Criminal impersonation in the second degree
Criminal injection of a narcotic drug
Criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first degree
Criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the second degree
Criminal mischief in the first degree
Criminal mischief in the fourth degree
Criminal mischief in the second degree
Criminal mischief in the third degree
Criminal nuisance in the first degree
Criminal nuisance in the second degree
Criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation
Criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material in the first degree
Criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first degree
Criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second degree
Criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree
Criminal possession of a firearm
Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree
Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree
Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree
Criminal possession of a taximeter accelerating device
Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree
Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree
Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree
Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds
Criminal possession of an anti-security item
Criminal possession of computer related material
Criminal possession of forgery devices
Criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree
Criminal possession of marihuana in the first degree
Criminal possession of marihuana in the fourth degree
Criminal possession of marihuana in the second degree
Criminal possession of marihuana in the third degree
Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances
Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine
Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree
Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second degree
Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree
Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree
Criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree
Criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree
Criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree
Criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree
Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon
Criminal retention of medical marihuana
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree
Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child
Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree
Criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree
Criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree
Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor
Criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor
Criminal sale of a police uniform
Criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance
Criminal sale of marihuana in the fifth degree
Criminal sale of marihuana in the first degree
Criminal sale of marihuana in the fourth degree
Criminal sale of marihuana in the second degree
Criminal sale of marihuana in the third degree
Criminal sexual act in the first degree
Criminal sexual act in the second degree
Criminal sexual act in the third degree
Criminal simulation
Criminal solicitation in the fifth degree
Criminal solicitation in the first degree
Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree
Criminal solicitation in the second degree
Criminal solicitation in the third degree
Criminal tampering in the first degree
Criminal tampering in the second degree
Criminal tampering in the third degree
Criminal trespass in the first degree
Criminal trespass in the second degree
Criminal trespass in the third degree
Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first degree
Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second degree
Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree
Criminal use of a firearm in the first degree
Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the second degree
Criminal use of an access device in the first degree
Criminal use of an access device in the second degree
Criminal usury in the first degree
Criminally negligent homicide
Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument
Criminally using drug paraphernalia in the first degree
Criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree
Custodial interference in the first degree
Custodial interference in the second degree

D

D | Defrauding - Divulging
Defrauding the government
Directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree
Directing a laser at an aircraft in the second degree
Disorderly conduct
Disruption or disturbance of religious service
Disseminating a false registered sex offender notice
Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree
Disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree
Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree
Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree
Divulging an eavesdropping warrant

E

E | Eavesdropping - Exposure
Eavesdropping
Employer unlawfully penalizing witness or victim
Endangering the welfare of a child
Endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree
Endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically disabled person in the second degree
Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree
Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the second degree
Enterprise corruption
Escape in the first degree
Escape in the second degree
Escape in the third degree
Exposure of a person

F

F | Facilitating - Fraudulently
Facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance
Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol
Failing to report criminal communications
Failing to respond to an appearance ticket
Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree
Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree
Failure to report wiretapping
False advertising
False personation
Falsely reporting an incident in the first degree
Falsely reporting an incident in the second degree
Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree
Falsifying business records in the first degree
Falsifying business records in the second degree
Female genital mutilation
Forcible touching
Forgery in the first degree
Forgery in the second degree
Forgery in the third degree
Forgery of a vehicle identification number
Fortune telling
Fraud in insolvency
Fraud involving a security interest
Fraudulent accosting
Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property
Fraudulent disposition of property subject to a conditional sale contract
Fraudulent making of an electronic access device in the second degree
Fraudulently obtaining a signature

G

G | Gaming - Grand
Gaming fraud in the first degree
Gaming fraud in the second degree
Gang assault in the first degree
Gang assault in the second degree
Giving unlawful gratuities
Grand larceny in the first degree
Grand larceny in the fourth degree
Grand larceny in the second degree
Grand larceny in the third degree

H

H | Harassment - Hindering
Harassment in the first degree
Harassment in the second degree
Harassment of a rent regulated tenant
Harming a service animal in the first degree
Harming a service animal in the second degree
Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree
Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree
Hazing in the first degree
Hazing in the second degree
Health care fraud in the fifth degree
Health care fraud in the first degree
Health care fraud in the fourth degree
Health care fraud in the second degree
Health care fraud in the third degree
Hindering prosecution in the first degree
Hindering prosecution in the second degree
Hindering prosecution in the third degree
Hindering prosecution of terrorism in the first degree
Hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree

I

I | Identify - Issuing
Identity theft in the first degree
Identity theft in the second degree
Identity theft in the third degree
Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number
Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree
Immigrant assistance services fraud in the second degree
Impairing the integrity of a government licensing examination
Impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degree
Incest in the first degree
Incest in the second degree
Incest in the third degree
Inciting to riot
Insurance fraud in the fifth degree
Insurance fraud in the first degree
Insurance fraud in the fourth degree
Insurance fraud in the second degree
Insurance fraud in the third degree
Interference harassment or intimidation of a service animal
Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree
Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree
Intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree
Issuing a bad check
Issuing a false certificate
Issuing a false financial statement
Issuing abortional articles

J-K

J-K | Jostling - Killing
Jostling
Kidnapping in the first degree
Kidnapping in the second degree
Killing or injuring a police animal

L

L | Labor - Luring
Labor trafficking
Licenses to carry possess repair and dispose of firearms
Life settlement fraud in the fifth degree
Life settlement fraud in the first degree
Life settlement fraud in the fourth degree
Life settlement fraud in the second degree
Loitering
Loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense
Loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense
Loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense (previous conviction of 230.00 or 230.05)
Loitering in the first degree
Luring a child

M

M | Making - Murder
Making a false statement of credit terms
Making a punishable false written statement
Making a terroristic threat
Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree
Making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree
Making graffiti
Manipulation of gaming outcomes at an authorized gaming establishment
Manslaughter in the first degree
Manslaughter in the second degree
Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the second degree
Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the first degree
Manufacture or sale of an unauthorized recording of a performance in the second degree
Manufacture transport disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances
Menacing a police officer or peace officer
Menacing in the first degree
Menacing in the second degree
Menacing in the third degree
Misapplication of property
Misconduct by a juror in the first degree
Misconduct by a juror in the second degree
Misconduct by corporate official
Misrepresentation by a child day care provider
Money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree
Money laundering in support of terrorism in the fourth degree
Money laundering in support of terrorism in the second degree
Money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree
Money laundering in the first degree
Money laundering in the fourth degree
Money laundering in the second degree
Money laundering in the third degree
Murder in the first degree
Murder in the second degree

N-O

N-O | Non - Operating
Non-support of a child in the first degree
Non-support of a child in the second degree
Obscenity in the first degree
Obscenity in the second degree
Obscenity in the third degree
Obstructing emergency medical services
Obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device
Obstructing governmental administration in the second degree
Obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb destructive device explosive or hazardous substance
Offensive exhibition
Offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree
Offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree
Official misconduct
Operating as a major trafficker

P

P | Patronizing - Public
Patronizing a prostitute in the first degree
Patronizing a prostitute in the second degree
Patronizing a prostitute in the third degree
Perjury in the first degree
Perjury in the second degree
Perjury in the third degree
Permitting prostitution
Persistent sexual abuse
Petit larceny
Placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in a sports stadium or arena mass transportation facility or enclosed shopping mall
Placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in the first degree
Placing a false bomb or hazardous substance in the second degree
Possessing a sexual performance by a child
Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child
Possession of a gambling device
Possession of burglar`s tools
Possession of eavesdropping devices
Possession of gambling records in the first degree
Possession of gambling records in the second degree
Possession of graffiti instruments
Possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree
Possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree
Possession of unlawful gaming property in the third degree
Possession of usurious loan records
Predatory sexual assault
Predatory sexual assault against a child.
Prohibited use of weapons
Promoting a sexual performance by a child
Promoting a suicide attempt
Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child
Promoting gambling in the first degree
Promoting gambling in the second degree
Promoting prison contraband in the first degree
Promoting prison contraband in the second degree
Promoting prostitution in a school zone
Promoting prostitution in the first degree
Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree
Promoting prostitution in the second degree
Promoting prostitution in the third degree
Promoting the exposure of a person
Prostitution
Prostitution in a school zone
Providing a juror with a gratuity
Public display of offensive sexual material
Public lewdness
Public lewdness in the first degree

R

R | Rape - Robbery
Rape in the first degree
Rape in the second degree
Rape in the third degree
Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree
Receiving reward for official misconduct in the second degree
Receiving unlawful gratuities
Reckless assault of a child
Reckless assault of a child by a child day care provider
Reckless endangerment in the first degree
Reckless endangerment in the second degree
Reckless endangerment of property
Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
Rent gouging in the first degree
Rent gouging in the second degree
Rent gouging in the third degree
Residential mortgage fraud in the fifth degree
Residential mortgage fraud in the first degree
Residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree
Residential mortgage fraud in the second degree
Residential mortgage fraud in the third degree
Rewarding official misconduct in the first degree
Rewarding official misconduct in the second degree
Riot in the first degree
Riot in the second degree
Robbery in the first degree
Robbery in the second degree
Robbery in the third degree

S

S | Safe - Substitution
Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms
Scheme to defraud in the first degree
Scheme to defraud in the second degree
Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling prescriptions
Self-abortion in the first degree
Self-abortion in the second degree
Sellers of ammunition
Sexual abuse in the first degree
Sexual abuse in the second degree
Sexual abuse in the third degree
Sexual misconduct
Soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the first degree
Soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism in the second degree
Sports bribe receiving
Stalking in the first degree
Stalking in the fourth degree
Stalking in the second degree
Stalking in the third degree
Strangulation in the first degree
Strangulation in the second degree
Substitution of children

T

T | Tampering - Trespass
Tampering with a consumer product in the first degree
Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree
Tampering with a juror in the first degree
Tampering with a juror in the second degree
Tampering with a sports contest in the first degree
Tampering with a sports contest in the second degree
Tampering with a witness in the first degree
Tampering with a witness in the fourth degree
Tampering with a witness in the second degree
Tampering with a witness in the third degree
Tampering with physical evidence
Tampering with private communications
Tampering with public records in the first degree
Tampering with public records in the second degree
Theft of services
Trademark counterfeiting in the second degree
Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree
Trespass

U

U | Unauthorized - Use
Unauthorized operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the first degree
Unauthorized operation of a recording device in a motion picture or live theater in the second degree
Unauthorized radio transmission
Unauthorized sale of certain transportation services
Unauthorized use of a computer
Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree
Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree
Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree
Unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
Unlawful assembly
Unlawful collection practices
Unlawful disclosure of an indictment
Unlawful disposal of methamphetamine laboratory material
Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture
Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the first degree
Unlawful duplication of computer related material in the second degree
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree
Unlawful grand jury disclosure
Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree
Unlawful imprisonment in the second degree
Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the first degree
Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree
Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree
Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming
Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first degree
Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the second degree
Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices
Unlawful possession of marihuana
Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the first degree
Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the second degree
Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree
Unlawful possession of radio devices
Unlawful prevention of public access to records
Unlawful surveillance in the first degree
Unlawful surveillance in the second degree
Unlawful use of credit card debit card or public benefit card
Unlawful use of secret scientific material
Unlawful wearing of a body vest
Unlawfully concealing a will
Unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree
Unlawfully dealing with a child in the second degree
Unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks
Unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks
Unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks
Unlawfully issuing a dissolution decree
Unlawfully possessing or selling noxious material
Unlawfully posting advertisements
Unlawfully procuring a marriage license
Unlawfully refusing to yield a party line
Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage
Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree
Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree
Unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the second degree
Use of a child in a sexual performance
Use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense
Use of counterfeit, unapproved or unlawful wagering instruments
Use of unlawful gaming property

V-W

V-W | Vehicular - Welfare
Vehicular assault in the first degree
Vehicular assault in the second degree
Vehicular manslaughter in the first degree
Vehicular manslaughter in the second degree
Welfare fraud in the fifth degree
Welfare fraud in the first degree
Welfare fraud in the fourth degree
Welfare fraud in the second degree
Welfare fraud in the third degree

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