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N.Y. Penal Law § 263.30 — Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 263: Sexual Performance By a Child, New York Penal Law.

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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 263.30

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.

N.Y. Penal Law § 263.30Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
263.30 Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol. 1. A person is guilty of facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol when he or she: (a) (i) knowingly and unlawfully possesses a controlled substance as defined in section thirty-three hundred six of the public health law or any controlled substance that requires a prescription to obtain, (ii) administers that substance to a person under the age of seventeen without such person's consent, (iii) intends to commit against such person conduct constituting a felony as defined in section 263.05, 263.10, or 263.15 of this article, and (iv) does so commit or attempt to commit such conduct against such person; or (b) (i) administers alcohol to a person under the age of seventeen without such person's consent, (ii) intends to commit against such person conduct constituting a felony defined in section 263.05, 263.10, or 263.15 of this article, and (iii) does so commit or attempt to commit such conduct against such person. 2. For the purposes of this section, "controlled substance" means any substance or preparation, compound, mixture, salt, or isomer of any substance defined in section thirty-three hundred six of the public health law. Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol is a class B felony.

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What class of felony is facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol in New York?

Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol is a Class B Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 263.30.

Which New York statute covers facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol?

Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 263.30 (Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol).

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