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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.17 — Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 215: Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 215.17
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.
215.17 Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.
A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the first
degree when, other than in the course of that criminal transaction or
immediate flight therefrom, he:
1. Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person for
the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding the
communication by such other person or another person of information
relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
police officer or peace officer or for the purpose of compelling such
other person or another person to swear falsely; or
2. Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person on
account of such other person or another person having communicated
information relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury,
prosecutor, police officer or peace officer.
Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree is a class B
felony.
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