New York legal term
Agent in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Agent” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Agent” mean in New York criminal law?
"Agent" means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of a manufacturer, distributor, or dispenser. (N.Y. Public Health Law § 3302)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated harassment in the second degree
- Assault in the second degree
- Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree
- Commercial bribing in the first degree
- Commercial bribing in the second degree
- Criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first degree
- Criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree
- Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first degree
- Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree
- Dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first degree
- Misrepresentation by, or on behalf of, a caregiver for a child or children
- Unlawful dissemination of a personal image
Related terms in the same statutes
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