New York legal term
Telephonic communication in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Telephonic communication” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Telephonic communication” mean in New York criminal law?
"Telephonic communication" means any aural transfer made in whole or in part through the use of facilities for the transmission of communications by the aid of wire, cable or other like connection between the point of origin and the point of reception (including the use of such connection in a switching station) furnished or operated by any person engaged in providing or operating such facilities for the transmission of communications and such term includes any electronic storage of such communications. 4. (N.Y. Penal Law § 250.00)
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