New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 125.00 — Homicide defined
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 125: Homicide and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 125.00
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
125.00 Homicide defined.
Homicide means conduct which causes the death of a person under
circumstances constituting murder, manslaughter in the first degree,
manslaughter in the second degree, or criminally negligent homicide.
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