New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 100.05 — Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 100: Criminal Solicitation, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 100.05
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
100.05 Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the fourth degree when:
1. with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a
felony, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise
attempts to cause such other person to engage in such conduct; or
2. being over eighteen years of age, with intent that another person
under sixteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute a
crime, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts
to cause such other person to engage in such conduct.
Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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