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NY Penal Law § 120.02: Reckless assault of a child
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 120.02: Reckless assault of a child The most egregious crimes in the New York Penal Code that you can get charged with are crimes where children are the victims. The injuries that a child can sustain as a result of an assault can be much more…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.03: Vehicular assault in the first degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 120.03: Vehicular assault in the first degree If you crash into a pedestrian or another driver with a vehicle, it could be just an accident. On the other hand, it might also be a type of assault known as vehicular assault. In other words, you used…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 120.04-a: Aggravated Vehicular Assault
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 120.04-a: Aggravated Vehicular Assault If you are intoxicated by the criteria defined under the New York Penal Code, and you decide to operate a vehicle and you injure another person, you will be charged with vehicular assault. Three different types of vehicular assault offenses are defined…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.91: Sexually Motivated Felony
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If you commit a felony offense, such as kidnapping, assault, or burglary for the purpose of receive sexual gratification, you will have also committed the sex offense of sexually motivated felony as dictated in New York Penal Code section 130.91. To face this charge, the felony offense that you commit…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 13035 Rape in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.35: Rape in the First Degree Of the three rape charges coveredin the New York Penal Code rape in the first degree, a class B felony, is the most serious. You will be charged with rape in the first degree under New York Penal Code section…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.65-a: Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the Fourth Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.65-a: Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the Fourth Degree The definition provided by New York Penal Law for aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree is inserting a foreign object into another person’s vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus in a situation where that individual was not…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 13025 Rape in the Third Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.25: Rape in the Third Degree You have committed the sex crime of rape in the third degree under the New York Penal Code section 130.25 if you act in any of the following ways: Conduct sexual intercourse with someone who was not capable of…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 13020 Sexual Misconduct
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.20: Sexual Misconduct Sexual misconduct is classiified as a sex crime. You have committed sexual misconduct under the New York Penal Code section 130.20 if you take any of these actions: Engage in sexual intercourse with another person without that person’s consent Engage in oral…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.66: Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
You have committed aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree under New York Penal Code § 130.66 if you insert a foreign object into another person’s vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of that person, and you do this by forcible compulsion. You will also be looking at this charge…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.50: Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.50: Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree Criminal sexual act in the first degree is the most serious of the three different criminal sexual act offenses in the New York Penal Code. This crime is a class B felony. Criminal sexual act in the first…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.45: Criminal Sexual Act in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Criminal sexual act in the second degree is among the three criminal sexual act crimes in the New York penal code. You would have committed criminal sexual act in the second degree according to New York Penal Code § 130.45 if you: Are 18 years old or older and conduct…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 13040: Criminal Sexual Act in the third degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.40: Criminal Sexual Act in the third degree The definition of criminal sexual act in the third degree according to New York Penal Code § 130.40 is as follows Engaging in oral sex or anal sex with an individual who was incapable of consenting, Engaging…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.52: Forcible Touching
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.52: Forcible Touching Forcible touching is described in the New York Penal Code § 130.52 as purposefully touching the sexual or intimate parts of someone else’s body for no reason or in order to get personal sexual gratification. Touching can entail squeezing, grabbing, or pinching. Although…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 13053 Persistent Sexual Abuse
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.53: Persistent Sexual Abuse You have committed persistent sexual abuse under New York Penal Code § 130.53 if you commit forcible touching, sexual abuse in the second degree or sexual abuse in the third degree and have also previousluy been convicted of these same offenses or…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.75: Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.75: Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the First Degree The duo of course of sexual conduct against a child crimes are defined in New York Penal Code § 130.75 offenses that seek to punish those who repeatedly sexually molest children. It is defined…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.60: Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.60: Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree Sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in New York Penal Code section 130.60 is a sex crime and it is a class A misdemeanor as opposed to a felony. If you engage in sexual contact with another…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.55: Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.55: Sexual Abuse in the Third Degree Sexual abuse in the third degree is one of the trio of sexual abuse offenses defined in New York law. It is the least severe of the sexual abuse crimes. You will face this charge under New York Penal…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.95: Predatory Sexual Assault
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.95: Predatory Sexual Assault One of the most serious crimesin New York’s criminal codeis predatory sexual assault. It is one of the two sex crime classified among the class A-II felonies. If you are convicted of this offense, you could end up spending the rest of…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.85: Genital Mutilation
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.85: Genital Mutilation Female genital mutilation is a sex crime. Under New York Penal Code § 130.85, this crime involves excision of, circumcising, or infibulating any part of the labia or clitoris of a girl who is under the age of 18 years. Even if you…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.70: Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the First Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.70: Aggravated Sexual Abuse in the First Degree Aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, as described in New York Penal Code § 130.70, involves inserting a foreign object into the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another individual without that person’s consent. That said,…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.30: Rape in the Second Degree
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
NY Penal Law § 130.30: Rape in the Second Degree You will be charged with the sex crime of rape in the second degree under New York Penal Code section 130.30 if you are 18 years old or older and you engage in sexual intercourse with a child who is…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.96: Predatory Sexual Assault Against a Child
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
This is described in New York Penal Code § 130.96 as a criminal offense that involves committing one of these crimes: criminal sexual act in the first degree, rape in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, or course of sexual conduct against a child who is…
Read MoreNY Penal Law § 130.90: Facilitating a Sexual Offense with a Controlled Substance
- October 3, 2025
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
To give another person incapacitating drugs without that person’s consent in order to have sex with them is a crimnial offense. If you do so, you could be looking at a charge of facilitating a sexual offense with a controlled substance under New York Penal Code § 130.90. The drugs…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 165.09: Auto stripping in the third degree
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Auto stripping is a term that describes stealing vehicle parts or vandalizing those parts. In the real sense, a car is stripped to remove the most valuable parts of the car that have a better market to sell them for profit. Under the New York Penal Code 165: 09, you…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 275.05: Manufacture of unauthorized recordings in the second degree
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
The State of New York and Unauthorized Recordings The State of New York has strict laws in place to protect the rights of artists and performers. It is illegal to profit unlawfully from another person’s performance, including recording and selling their performances without permission or the legal rights to do…
Read MoreNew York Vehicle and Traffic Law 1192.3: Driving while intoxicated
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
New York Vehicle and Traffic Law 1192.3: Driving While Intoxicated In the state of New York, a driver may be charged with driving while intoxicated if he or she has a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher. However, drivers may still be taken into custody if other facts make…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 145.30: Unlawfully posting advertisements
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
New York Penal Law 145.30: Unlawfully posting advertisements Much like the “No Soliciting” sign that hangs from the doors of many homes and businesses in New York City, there are also “Post no bills” signs throughout the city. In short, there are specific areas for advertising and selling and places…
Read MoreNew York Penal Code 176.45: Life settlement fraud in the fifth degree
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
An Overview of Life Settlement Fraud In order to understand the nuances of life settlement fraud, it’s important to have a basic understanding of life settlements in general. Put simply, a life settlement is a transaction between a life insurance policy owner and an insurance provider. The policy owner sells…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 165.30: Fraudulent accosting
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
New York Penal Law 165.30: Fraudulent Accosting Fraudulent accosting is a crime that involves stopping another person in the middle of the crowd with the intention to defraud or trick that person. The most common examples are standing near a stadium or a theater and trying to sell them some…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 165.71: Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Trademark counterfeiting is a major problem in New York, particularly in New York City. A common site on the streets of the Big Apple is that of vendors hawking designer products that are priced well below the actual market price for these items. This is done because the products being…
Read MoreNew York Vehicle and Traffic Law 1212: Reckless driving Lawyers
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Reckless Driving in New York: Understanding the Consequences Reckless driving is among the most serious traffic offenses in the state of New York. This is because it is considered to be a misdemeanor charge as opposed to an infraction. Therefore, you could have a criminal record if you are convicted…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 245.11: Public display of offensive sexual material
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
The New York Penal Code makes it a crime to display sexually explicit material in a store window, showcase, rack, wall, door, or in any other manner that is visible to the public. The New York Penal Code defines sexually explicit material as being depictions that feature the human body,…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 185.15: Fraudulent disposition of property subject to a conditional sale contract
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Contracts and the Crime of Fraudulent Disposition of Subject Due to a Conditional Sale Contract Contracts used in a variety of purposes often give clear directions regarding payment, particularly if payment is not completed at the time of sale. In some situations, violating a contract stipulation could also be a…
Read MoreNew York Penal Code 178.25: Criminal Diversion of Prescription Medication and Prescriptions in the First Degree
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Abuse of Controlled Prescription Medication and Penal Code 178.25 Abuse of controlled prescription medication has been on the rise in recent years. Law enforcement and the court system have been battling the unauthorized sale of controlled substances, and they take this issue very seriously in New York and all across…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 185.10: Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Real Estate Fraud: Understanding Fraudulent Disposition of Mortgaged Property Real estate markets across the country are very sensitive markets, which rely heavily on the continued trust of banks and mortgage lenders. Because of this, there are laws in almost all areas of the country that protect lenders against fraudulent mortgage-related…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 260.34: Misrepresentation by a child day care provider
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Ensuring the Safety of Children: Misrepresentation by a Child Day Care Provider in New York Ensuring the safety of children is extremely important and considered a significant issue in all areas of the country. In New York, there are many different laws in place that are designed to help protect…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 135.55: Substitution of children
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
If a person is entrusted with the care of a minor, he or she is expected to protect that child’s best interests at all times. In the event that a caregiver returns to a parent with another child, he or she is said to have substituted the child, which is…
Read MoreNew York Penal Code 220.45: Criminally possessing a hypodermic instrument
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Understanding the Laws Regarding Possession of Hypodermic Needles in New York Although most people are already aware that it is illegal to buy, sell, or manufacture illegal substances, not as many people are aware that it is also illegal to possess a hypodermic needle in the state of New York….
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 165.17: Unlawful use of credit card, debit card or public benefit card
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
What Is Unlawful Use Of An Electronic Card? The unlawful use of a credit or debit card can result in billions of dollars that are lost for taxpayers and those who use the banks and other businesses that give the cards to customers. Misuse of a public benefits card also…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 210.45: Making a punishable false written statement
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
New York Penal Code 210.45: Perjury Under Oath In the state of New York, penal code 210.45 deals with perjuring yourself under oath. Most people are familiar with perjury in the context of live courtroom testimony. While this is certainly a common type of perjury, people can also perjure themselves…
Read MoreNew York Penal Code 265.05: Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Understanding Unlawful Possession of a Weapon Upon School Grounds in New York According to the New York State weapons statute, the word “weapon” is defined broadly. It refers to a variety of guns, including spring and air guns. An air gun can be a pellet or BB gun. It is…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 125.11: Aggravated criminally negligent homicide
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Understanding Aggravated Criminally Negligent Homicide in New York The crime of homicide normally involves intentionally taking the life of another human being. However, in the state of New York, if you unintentionally take the life of a police or peace officer during a negligent act, you can be charged with…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 125.26: Aggravated murder
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Purposely Causing the Death of Somebody: Understanding Aggravated Murder Charges in New York Purposely causing the death of somebody means you may have a homicide charge. New York criminal code has a variety of offenses in terms of causing the death of somebody else, including not just homicide but also…
Read MoreNew York Penal Code 220.46: Criminal injection of a narcotic drug
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
New York takes drug related offenses very seriously. While most people know it is a crime to sell narcotics to others, some are unaware that injecting someone with a narcotic is also a crime. Below is a brief overview of New York penal code 220.46 which is the criminal injection…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 145.25: Reckless Endangerment of Property
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Reckless Endangerment of Property: Understanding the Charges and Consequences Crashing a vehicle that doesn’t belong to you, setting a house on fire, or destroying any type of property are all examples of the reckless endangerment of property. A lawyer fighting the charges will try to prove that the person didn’t…
Read MoreNew York Penal Code 220.77: Operating as a major trafficker
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Being Charged with Operating as a Major Trafficker in New York Being charged with a drug offense in New York is serious business. When it comes to drug charges, some are far more serious than others. Violating New York’s penal code 220.77 of operating as a major trafficker carries stiff…
Read MoreNew York Vehicle and Traffic Law 1192.1: Driving while ability impaired
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
How a DWAI Can Affect Certain Areas of Your Life If you have been arrested for the crime of Driving While Ability Impaired, or DWAI, you’re going to have a long road ahead of you, and no doubt many questions. DWAI is a serious offense and it’s going to affect…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 185.05: Fraud involving a security interest
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
A Guide to Security Interests and Fraud Involving Security Interests Introduction A security interest is a legal concept commonly seen in car loans, where a borrower grants a lender the right to repossess the car if the borrower fails to make monthly payments. This article will explore the basics of…
Read MoreNew York Penal Law 263.30: Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
Child Pornography and Facilitating Sexual Performance with a Controlled Substance or Alcohol Child pornography is a much more prevalent issue than many people realize, and it’s terrifying. New York Penal Law 263.30 is the facilitating of a sexual performance with a child with a controlled substance or alcohol, and it’s…
Read More440.65 Notice to child protective agency of conviction for certain crimes against a child
- March 21, 2024
- NYC Criminal Lawyers
440.65 Notice to Child Protective Services After a Conviction for a Crime Against a Child In New York, Penal Code 440.65 gives the state the authority to submit a notification to child protective services. The notification informs child protective services that the parent or legal guardian of the child was…
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