1. A person shall not be convicted of adultery or of an attempt to
commit adultery solely upon the testimony of the other party to the
adulterous act or attempted act, unsupported by other evidence tending
to establish that the defendant attempted to engage with the other party
in sexual intercourse, and that the defendant or the other party had a
living spouse at the time of the adulterous act or attempted act.
2. A person shall not be convicted of incest or of an attempt to
commit incest solely upon the testimony of the other party unsupported
by other evidence tending to establish that the defendant married the
other party, or that the defendant was a relative of the other party of
a kind specified in section 255.25.
Structure New York Laws
Title O - Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
Article 255 - Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship
255.00 - Unlawfully Solemnizing a Marriage.
255.05 - Unlawfully Issuing a Dissolution Decree.
255.10 - Unlawfully Procuring a Marriage License.
255.20 - Unlawfully Procuring a Marriage License, Bigamy, Adultery: Defense.
255.25 - Incest in the Third Degree.
255.26 - Incest in the Second Degree.