Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 215.45 — Compounding a crime
N.Y. Penal Law § 215.45
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 215.45 Compounding a crime.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 215.45 — Compounding a crime is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 215.45 Compounding a crime.
1. A person is guilty of compounding a crime when:
(a) He solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that he will refrain from initiating a prosecution for a crime; or
(b) He confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any benefit upon another person upon an agreement or understanding that such other person will refrain from initiating a prosecution for a crime.
2. In any prosecution under this section, it is an affirmative defense that the benefit did not exceed an amount which the defendant reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime.
Compounding a crime is a class A misdemeanor.