New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 195.10 — Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 195: Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 195.10
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.
195.10 Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer.
A person is guilty of refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
when, upon command by a peace or a police officer identifiable or
identified to him as such, he unreasonably fails or refuses to aid such
peace or a police officer in effecting an arrest, or in preventing the
commission by another person of any offense.
Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer is a class B misdemeanor.
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