New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 1 - General Provisions

Title A - General Purposes, Rules of Construction, and Definitions

Article 1 - General Purposes

1.00 - Short Title. - This chapter shall be known as the "Penal Law. "

1.05 - General Purposes. - The general purposes of the provisions of this chapter are:...

Article 5 - General Rules of Construction and Application

5.00 - Penal Law Not Strictly Construed. - The general rule that a penal statute is to be...

5.05 - Application of Chapter to Offenses Committed Before and After Enactment. - enactment. 1. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the...

5.10 - Other Limitations on Applicability of This Chapter. - 1. Except as otherwise provided, the procedure governing the accusation,...

Article 10 - Definitions

10.00 - Definitions of Terms of General Use in This Chapter. - (2) a person fourteen or fifteen years old who is...

Title B - Principles of Criminal Liability

Article 15 - Culpability

15.00 - Culpability; Definitions of Terms. - The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: 1. "Act"...

15.05 - Culpability; Definitions of Culpable Mental States. - The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: 1. "Intentionally."...

15.10 - Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and Mental Culpability. - of strict liability and mental culpability. The minimal requirement for...

15.15 - Construction of Statutes With Respect to Culpability Requirements. - requirements. 1. When the commission of an offense defined in...

15.20 - Effect of Ignorance or Mistake Upon Liability. - (a) Such factual mistake negatives the culpable mental state required...

15.25 - Effect of Intoxication Upon Liability. - Intoxication is not, as such, a defense to a criminal...

Article 20 - Parties to Offenses and Liability Through Accessorial Conduct

20.00 - Criminal Liability for Conduct of Another. - When one person engages in conduct which constitutes an offense,...

20.05 - Criminal Liability for Conduct of Another; No Defense. - In any prosecution for an offense in which the criminal...

20.10 - Criminal Liability for Conduct of Another; Exemption. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 20.00 and 20.05, a person...

20.15 - Convictions for Different Degrees of Offense. - Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, when, pursuant...

20.20 - Criminal Liability of Corporations. - (a) "Agent" means any director, officer or employee of a...

20.25 - Criminal Liability of an Individual for Corporate Conduct. - A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense...

Title C - Defenses

Article 25 - Defenses in General

25.00 - Defenses; Burden of Proof. - 1. When a "defense," other than an "affirmative defense," defined...

Article 30 - Defense of Infancy

30.00 - Infancy. - (a) a felony, as defined in subdivision five of section...

Article 35 - Defense of Justification

35.00 - Justification; a Defense. - In any prosecution for an offense, justification, as defined in...

35.05 - Justification; Generally. - Unless otherwise limited by the ensuing provisions of this article...

35.10 - Justification; Use of Physical Force Generally. - The use of physical force upon another person which would...

35.15 - Justification; Use of Physical Force in Defense of a Person. - (a) The latter's conduct was provoked by the actor with...

35.20 - Justification; Use of Physical Force in Defense of Premises and in Defense of a Person in the Course of Burglary. - (a) The terms "premises," "building" and "dwelling" have the meanings...

35.25 - Justification; Use of Physical Force to Prevent or Terminate Larceny or Criminal Mischief. - larceny or criminal mischief. A person may use physical force,...

35.27 - Justification; Use of Physical Force in Resisting Arrest Prohibited. - prohibited. A person may not use physical force to resist...

35.30 - Justification; Use of Physical Force in Making an Arrest or in Preventing an Escape. - (a) The offense committed by such person was: (i) a...

Article 40 - Other Defenses Involving Lack of Culpability

40.00 - Duress. - 1. In any prosecution for an offense, it is an...

40.05 - Entrapment. - In any prosecution for an offense, it is an affirmative...

40.10 - Renunciation. - 1. In any prosecution for an offense, other than an...

40.15 - Mental Disease or Defect. - In any prosecution for an offense, it is an affirmative...