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N.Y. Penal Law § 496.07 — Sentencing

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

Part of Article 496: Corrupting the Government, New York Penal Law.

Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 496.07

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 § 496.07Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
496.07 Sentencing. When a person is convicted of the crime of public corruption pursuant to section 496.06 of this article and the specified offense is a class C, D or E felony, the crime shall be deemed to be one category higher than the specified offense the defendant committed, or one category higher than the offense level applicable to the defendant's conviction for an attempt or conspiracy to commit a specified offense, whichever is applicable.

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