Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 240.21 — Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service
N.Y. Penal Law § 240.21
- Type
- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral,
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 240.21 — Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral,
burial or memorial service.
A person is guilty of disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service when he or she makes unreasonable noise or disturbance while at a lawfully assembled religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service, or within three hundred feet thereof, with intent to cause annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof.
Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service is a class A misdemeanor.