The Laws of New York - Consolidated Laws - Penal - Part 3 - Specific Offenses - Title H - Title H: Offenses Against The Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint And Intimidation

Section 120.00
Assault in the third degree
A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when:

  1. With intent to cause physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or

  2. He recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or

  3. With criminal negligence, he causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument.

  Assault in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

1. With intent to cause serious physical injury to another person, he causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or

  2. With intent to cause 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


Section 120.06
Gang assault in the second degree
A person is guilty of gang assault in the second degree when, with intent to cause physical injury to another person and when aided by two or more other persons actually present, he causes serious physical injury to such person or to a third person.

  Gang assault in the second degree is a class C felony.


Section 120.07
Gang assault in the first degree

  A person is guilty of gang assault in the first degree when, with intent to cause serious physical injury to another person and when aided by two or more other persons actually present, he causes serious physical injury to such person or to a third person.

  Gang assault in the first degree is a class B felony.


Article 121
Strangulation and Related Offenses
A person is guilty of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation when, with intent to impede the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person, he or she:

  a. applies pressure on the throat or neck of such person; or

  b. blocks the nose or mouth of such person.

  Criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation is a class A misdemeanor.

Section 121.12
Strangulation in the second degree

 A person is guilty of strangulation in the second degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, as defined in section 121.11 of this article, and thereby causes stupor, loss of consciousness for any period of time, or any other physical injury or impairment.

  Strangulation in the second degree is a class D felony.

Section 121.13
Strangulation in the first degree
A person is guilty of strangulation in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, as defined in section 121.11 of this article, and thereby causes serious physical injury to such other person.

  Strangulation in the first degree is a class C felony.


Section 130.35
Rape in the first degree
Section 130.50
Criminal sexual act in the first degree

Section 130.52
Forcible touching



Section 130.70
Aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree
1. A person is guilty of aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree when he or she inserts a foreign object in the vagina, urethra, penis, rectum or anus of another person causing physical injury to such person:

  (a) By forcible compulsion; or

  (b) When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless; or

  (c) When the other person is less than eleven years old.

  2. Conduct performed for a valid medical purpose does not violate the provisions of this section.

  Aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree is a class B felony.

Section 130.75
Course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree 1. A person is guilty of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree when, over a period of time not less than three months in duration:

  (a) he or she engages in two or more acts of sexual conduct, which includes at least one act of sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct, anal sexual conduct or aggravated sexual contact, with a child less than eleven years old; or

  (b) he or she, being eighteen years old or more, engages in two or more acts of sexual conduct, which include at least one act of sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct, anal sexual conduct or aggravated sexual contact, with a child less than thirteen years old.

  2. A person may not be subsequently prosecuted for any other sexual offense involving the same victim unless the other charged offense occurred outside the time period charged under this section.

  Course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree is a class B felony.


Section 130.85
Female genital mutilation

Section 130.90
Facilitating a sex offense with a controlled substance



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