Statute · New York Election Law
N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-170 — Destroying or delaying election returns
N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-170
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Election Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 17-170. Destroying or delaying election returns. A messenger appointed by authority of law to receive and carry a report, certificate or certified copy of any statement relating to the result of any election, who wilfully mutilates, tears, defaces, obliterates or destroys the same, or does any…
Citator
N.Y. Elec. Law § 17-170 — Destroying or delaying election returns is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 17-170. Destroying or delaying election returns. A messenger appointed by authority of law to receive and carry a report, certificate or certified copy of any statement relating to the result of any election, who wilfully mutilates, tears, defaces, obliterates or destroys the same, or does any other act which prevents the delivery of it as required by law; and a person who takes away from such messenger any such report, certificate or certified copy, with intent to prevent its delivery, or who wilfully does any injury or other act in this section specified, is guilty of a felony.