Nys Penal Law

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False personation

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A person is guilty of false personation when after being informed of the consequences of such act, he or she knowingly misrepresents his or her actual name, date of birth or address to a police officer or peace officer with intent to prevent such police officer or peace officer from ascertaining such information.

False personation is a class B misdemeanor.

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Criminal impersonation in the second degree

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A person is guilty of criminal impersonation in the second degree when he:

1. Impersonates another and does an act in such assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; or

2. Pretends to be a representative of some person or organization and does an act in such pretended capacity with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; or

3. (a) Pretends to be a public servant, or wears or displays without authority any uniform, badge, insignia or facsimile thereof

Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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Criminal impersonation in the first degree

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1. Pretends to be a police officer, or wears or displays without authority, any uniform, badge

2. Acts with intent to induce another to submit or commits or attempts to commit a felony.

3. Pretending to be a duly licensed physician

Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a class E felony.

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Obstructing governmental administration in the second degree

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A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration when he intentionally obstructs, the administration of law or attempts to prevent a public servant from performing an official function, by means of intimidation, physical force, interference, or by means of interfering, whether or not physical force is involved, with radio, telephone, television or other telecommunications systems owned or operated by government, fire district or emergency medical service or by means of releasing a dangerous animal.

Obstructing governmental administration is a class A misdemeanor.

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Obstructing governmental administration in the first degree

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A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration in the first degree when he commits the crime of obstructing governmental administration in the second degree by means of interfering with a telecommunications system thereby causing serious physical injury to another person.

Obstructing governmental administration in the first degree is a class E felony.

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Resisting arrest

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A person is guilty of resisting arrest when he intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of himself or another person.

Resisting arrest is a class A misdemeanor.

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Escape in the third degree

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A person is guilty of escape in the third degree when he escapes from custody.

Escape in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

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Escape in the second degree

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A person is guilty of escape in the second degree when:

1. He escapes from a detention facility; or

2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class C, class D or class E felony, he escapes from custody; or

3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was substituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from custody.

Escape in the second degree is a class E felony.

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Escape in the first degree

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A person is guilty of escape in the first degree when:

1. Having been charged with or convicted of a felony, he escapes from a detention facility; or

2. Having been arrested for, charged with or convicted of a class A or class B felony, he escapes from custody; or

3. Having been adjudicated a youthful offender, which finding was substituted for the conviction of a felony, he escapes from a detention facility.

Escape in the first degree is a class D felony.

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Exposure of a person

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A person is guilty of exposure if he appears in a public place in such a manner that the private or intimate parts of his body are unclothed or exposed. For purposes of this section, the private or intimate parts of a female person shall include that portion of the breast which is below the top of the areola. This section shall not apply to the breastfeeding of infants or to any person entertaining or performing in a play, exhibition, show or entertainment.

Exposure of a person is a violation.

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Public lewdness

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A person is guilty of public lewdness when he intentionally exposes the private or intimate parts of his body in a lewd manner or commits any other lewd act (a) in a public place, or (b) in private premises under circumstances in which he may readily be observed from either a public place or from other private premises, and with intent that he be so observed.

Public lewdness is a class B misdemeanor.

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Unlawfully dealing with fireworks

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(a) Except as herein otherwise provided, or except where a permit is obtained pursuant to section 405.00;

(i) any person who shall offer or expose for sale, sell or furnish, any fireworks or dangerous fireworks is guilty of a class B misdemeanor;

(ii) any person who shall offer or expose for sale, sell or furnish any fireworks or dangerous fireworks valued at five hundred dollars or more shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor;

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Creating a hazard

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A person is guilty of creating a hazard when:

1. Having discarded in any place where it might attract children, a container which has a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid which locks or fastens automatically when closed and which cannot easily be opened from the inside, he fails to remove the door, lid, locking or fastening device; or

2. Abandoned well or cesspool is located, he fails to cover the same with suitable protective construction.

Creating a hazard is a class B misdemeanor.

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Attempt to commit a crime; punishment

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An attempt to commit a crime is a:

1. Class A-I felony when the crime attempted is the A-I felony of murder in the first degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree or criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree;

2. Class A-II felony when the crime attempted is a class A-II felony;

3. Drops down one degree.