Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06 — Public corruption
N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06
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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)
§ 496.06 Public corruption.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06 — Public corruption is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 496.06 Public corruption.
1. A person commits the crime of public corruption when: (a) (i) being a public servant he or she commits a specified offense through the use of his or her public office, or (ii) being a person acting in concert with such public servant he or she commits a specified offense, and (b) the state or any political subdivision thereof or any governmental instrumentality within the state is the owner of the property.
2. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following provisions of this chapter: section 155.25 (petit larceny); section 155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand larceny in the third degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree); section 190.60 (scheme to defraud in the second degree); or section 190.65 (scheme to defraud in the first degree).