Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 490.47 — Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 490.47
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 5, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 490.47 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 490.47 — Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 490.47 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the
third degree.
A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he or she uses, deploys, releases, or causes to be used, deployed, or released any select chemical agent or select biological agent, and thereby creates a grave risk of death or serious physical injury to another person not a participant in the crime.
Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree is a class B felony.