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N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40 — Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40

Type: Statute
Source: New York Penal Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 275.40 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first

Citator

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40 — Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 275.40 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first

degree.

A person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree when such person commits the crime of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree as defined in section 275.35 of this article and either:

1. such person has been convicted of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first or second degree within the past five years; or

2. commission of the crime involves at least one hundred unauthorized sound recordings or at least one hundred unauthorized audiovisual recordings.

Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree is a class E felony.