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- § 120.10class b felony
Assault in the first degree
§ 120.10 Assault in the first degree. A person is guilty of assault in the first degree when: 1. With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; or 2. …
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Authorized disposition; criminal attack on operators of for-hire vehicles
§ 60.07 Authorized disposition; criminal attack on operators of for-hire vehicles. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, when a court has found, pursuant to the provisions of section 200.61 of the criminal procedure law, both that a person has been convic…
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Definitions of terms of general use in this chapter
§ 10.00 Definitions of terms of general use in this chapter. Except where different meanings are expressly specified in subsequent provisions of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: 1. "Offense" means conduct for which a sentence to a term of imprisonmen…
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Sexually motivated felony
§ 130.91 Sexually motivated felony. 1. A person commits a sexually motivated felony when he or she commits a specified offense for the purpose, in whole or substantial part, of his or her own direct sexual gratification. 2. A "specified offense" is a felony offense defined by any…
Read the full section - § 240.75class e felony
Aggravated family offense
§ 240.75 Aggravated family offense. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated family offense when he or she commits a misdemeanor defined in subdivision two of this section as a specified offense and he or she has been convicted of one or more specified offenses within the immediately …
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Infancy
§ 30.00 Infancy. 1. Except as provided in subdivisions two and three of this section, a person less than seventeen, or commencing October first, two thousand nineteen, a person less than eighteen years old is not criminally responsible for conduct. 2. A person thirteen, fourteen …
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Definitions
§ 460.10 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article. 1. "Criminal act" means conduct constituting any of the following crimes, or conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the following felonies: (a) Any of the felonies set forth in this chapter: sections …
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Hate crimes
§ 485.05 Hate crimes. 1. A person commits a hate crime when he or she commits a specified offense and either: (a) intentionally selects the person against whom the offense is committed or intended to be committed in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception r…
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Sentence of imprisonment for a violent felony offense
§ 70.02 Sentence of imprisonment for a violent felony offense. 1. Definition of a violent felony offense. A violent felony offense is a class B violent felony offense, a class C violent felony offense, a class D violent felony offense, or a class E violent felony offense, defined…
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