New York Penal Law

Every section of the New York Penal Law, in order — 898 sections. Source: NY Senate Open Legislation, current through November 4, 2026.

• N.Y. Penal Law § 180.55 — Rent gouging in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 180.56 — Rent gouging in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 180.57 — Rent gouging in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 185.00 — Fraud in insolvency
• N.Y. Penal Law § 185.05 — Fraud involving a security interest
• N.Y. Penal Law § 185.10 — Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property
• N.Y. Penal Law § 185.15 — Fraudulent disposition of property subject to a conditional sale contract
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.00 — Definitions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.01 — Limitation on prosecution
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.05 — Residential mortgage fraud in the fifth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.10 — Residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.15 — Residential mortgage fraud in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.20 — Residential mortgage fraud in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 187.25 — Residential mortgage fraud in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.00 — Issuing a bad check; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.05 — Issuing a bad check
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.10 — Issuing a bad check; presumptions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.15 — Issuing a bad check; defenses
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.20 — False advertising
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.23 — False personation
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.25 — Criminal impersonation in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.26 — Criminal impersonation in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.27 — Criminal sale of a police uniform
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.30 — Unlawfully concealing a will
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.35 — Misconduct by corporate official
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.40 — Criminal usury in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.42 — Criminal usury in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.45 — Possession of usurious loan records
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.50 — Unlawful collection practices
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.55 — Making a false statement of credit terms
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.60 — Scheme to defraud in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.65 — Scheme to defraud in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.70 — Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling prescriptions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.72 — Unauthorized radio transmission
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.75 — Criminal use of an access device in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.76 — Criminal use of an access device in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.77 — Offenses involving theft of identity; definitions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.78 — Identity theft in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.79 — Identity theft in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.80 — Identity theft in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.80-a — Aggravated identity theft
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.81 — Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.82 — Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.83 — Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.84 — Defenses
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.85 — Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.86 — Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.87 — Immigrant assistant services fraud in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.89 — Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 190.90 — Unlawful compensation in a veterans' benefits matter
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.00 — Official misconduct
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.02 — Concealment of a human corpse
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.05 — Obstructing governmental administration in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.06 — Killing or injuring a police animal
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.06-a — Killing a police work dog or police work horse
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.07 — Obstructing governmental administration in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.08 — Obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.10 — Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.11 — Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.12 — Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.15 — Obstructing firefighting operations
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.16 — Obstructing emergency medical services
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.17 — Obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance
• N.Y. Penal Law § 195.20 — Defrauding the government
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.00 — Bribery in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.03 — Bribery in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.04 — Bribery in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.05 — Bribery; defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.10 — Bribe receiving in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.11 — Bribe receiving in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.12 — Bribe receiving in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.15 — Bribe receiving; no defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.20 — Rewarding official misconduct in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.22 — Rewarding official misconduct in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.25 — Receiving reward for official misconduct in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.27 — Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.30 — Giving unlawful gratuities
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.35 — Receiving unlawful gratuities
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.40 — Bribe giving and bribe receiving for public office; definition of term
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.45 — Bribe giving for public office
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.50 — Bribe receiving for public office
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.55 — Impairing the integrity of a government licensing examination
• N.Y. Penal Law § 200.56 — Corrupt use of position or authority
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.00 — Escape and other offenses relating to custody; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.05 — Escape in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.10 — Escape in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.15 — Escape in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.16 — Absconding from temporary release in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.17 — Absconding from temporary release in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.18 — Absconding from a furlough program
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.19 — Absconding from a community treatment facility
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.20 — Promoting prison contraband in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.25 — Promoting prison contraband in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.30 — Resisting arrest
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.35 — Evading arrest by concealment of identity
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.50 — Hindering prosecution; definition of term
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.55 — Hindering prosecution in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.60 — Hindering prosecution in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 205.65 — Hindering prosecution in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.00 — Perjury and related offenses; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.05 — Perjury in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.10 — Perjury in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.15 — Perjury in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.20 — Perjury; pleading and proof where inconsistent statements involved
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.25 — Perjury; defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.30 — Perjury; no defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.35 — Making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.40 — Making an apparently sworn false statement in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.45 — Making a punishable false written statement
• N.Y. Penal Law § 210.50 — Perjury and related offenses; requirement of corroboration
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.00 — Bribing a witness
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.05 — Bribe receiving by a witness
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.10 — Tampering with a witness in the fourth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.11 — Tampering with a witness in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.12 — Tampering with a witness in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.13 — Tampering with a witness in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.14 — Employer unlawfully penalizing witness or victim
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.15 — Intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.16 — Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.17 — Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.19 — Bribing a juror
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.20 — Bribe receiving by a juror
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.22 — Providing a juror with a gratuity
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.23 — Tampering with a juror in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.25 — Tampering with a juror in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.28 — Misconduct by a juror in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.30 — Misconduct by a juror in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.35 — Tampering with physical evidence; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.40 — Tampering with physical evidence
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.45 — Compounding a crime
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.50 — Criminal contempt in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.51 — Criminal contempt in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.52 — Aggravated criminal contempt
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.54 — Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.55 — Bail jumping in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.56 — Bail jumping in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.57 — Bail jumping in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.58 — Failing to respond to an appearance ticket
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.59 — Bail jumping and failing to respond to an appearance ticket; defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.60 — Criminal contempt of the legislature
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.65 — Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.66 — Criminal contempt of the state commission on judicial conduct
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.70 — Unlawful grand jury disclosure
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.75 — Unlawful disclosure of an indictment
• N.Y. Penal Law § 215.80 — Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.00 — Controlled substances; definitions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.03 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.06 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.09 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.16 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.18 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.25 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance; presumption
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.28 — Use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.31 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.34 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the fourth degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.39 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.41 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.43 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.44 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.46 — Criminal injection of a narcotic drug
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.48 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.50 — Criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.55 — Criminally using drug paraphernalia in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.60 — Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.65 — Criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance or of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.70 — Criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.71 — Criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.72 — Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.73 — Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.74 — Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.75 — Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.76 — Unlawful disposal of methamphetamine laboratory material
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.77 — Operating as a major trafficker
• N.Y. Penal Law § 220.78 — Witness or victim of drug or alcohol overdose
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.00 — Cannabis; definitions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.05 — Personal use of cannabis
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.10 — Restrictions on cannabis use
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.15 — Personal cultivation and home possession of cannabis
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.20 — Licensing of cannabis production and distribution; defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.25 — Unlawful possession of cannabis
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.30 — Criminal possession of cannabis in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.35 — Criminal possession of cannabis in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.40 — Criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.45 — Unlawful sale of cannabis
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.50 — Criminal sale of cannabis in the third degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.55 — Criminal sale of cannabis in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.60 — Criminal sale of cannabis in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 222.65 — Aggravated criminal sale of cannabis
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.00 — Gambling offenses; definitions of terms
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.05 — Promoting gambling in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.10 — Promoting gambling in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.15 — Possession of gambling records in the second degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.20 — Possession of gambling records in the first degree
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.25 — Possession of gambling records; defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.30 — Possession of a gambling device
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.32 — Possession of a gambling device; defenses
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.35 — Gambling offenses; presumptions
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.40 — Lottery offenses; no defense
• N.Y. Penal Law § 225.55 — Gaming fraud in the second degree