New York legal term
Felony in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Felony” 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 “Felony” mean in New York criminal law?
"Felony" means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of one year may be imposed. 6. (N.Y. Penal Law § 10.00)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Manipulation of gaming outcomes at an authorized gaming establishment
- Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances
- Prohibited use of weapons
- Unlawful purchase of body armor
- Unlawful sale of body armor
- Unlawfully dealing with fireworks and dangerous fireworks
- Abandonment of a child
- Absconding from a community treatment facility
- Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
- Aggravated assault on a judge
- Aggravated criminal contempt
- Aggravated criminally negligent homicide
Related terms in the same statutes
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