New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 230.01 — Prostitution; affirmative defense
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 230: Prostitution Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 230.01
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.
230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
In any prosecution under section 230.00, section 230.03, section
230.19, section 230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25, subdivision 2
of section 230.30 or section 230.34-a of this article, it is an
affirmative defense that the defendant's participation in the offense
was a result of having been a victim of compelling prostitution under
section 230.33 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking under
section 230.34 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking of a child
under section 230.34-a of this article or a victim of trafficking in
persons under the trafficking victims protection act (United States
Code, Title 22, Chapter 78).
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