Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 140.17 — Criminal trespass in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 140.17
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 140.17. Criminal trespass in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 140.17 — Criminal trespass in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 140.17. Criminal trespass in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the first degree when he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a building, and when, in the course of committing such crime, he:
1. Possesses, or knows that another participant in the crime possesses, an explosive or a deadly weapon; or
2. Possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun, as those terms are defined in section 265.00, and also possesses or has readily accessible a quantity of ammunition which is capable of being discharged from such firearm, rifle or shotgun; or
3. Knows that another participant in the crime possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun under circumstances described in subdivision two.
Criminal trespass in the first degree is a class D felony.