Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.22 — Facilitating female genital mutilation
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.22
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 260.22 Facilitating female genital mutilation.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.22 — Facilitating female genital mutilation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 260.22 Facilitating female genital mutilation.
A person is guilty of facilitating female genital mutilation when, knowing that a person intends to engage in the circumcising, excising or infibulating of the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of a person under eighteen years of age, and except as provided in subdivision two of section 130.85 of this chapter, he or she intentionally aids the commission or attempted commission of such conduct.
Facilitating female genital mutilation is a class A misdemeanor.