New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 145.27 — Aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 145: Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 145.27
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.
145.27 Aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree.
A person is guilty of aggravated cemetery desecration in the first
degree when such person commits the crime of aggravated cemetery
desecration in the second degree and has been previously convicted
within the past five years of the crime of cemetery desecration in the
second degree as defined in section 145.22 of this article, cemetery
desecration in the first degree as defined in section 145.23 of this
article or aggravated cemetery desecration in the second degree as
defined in section 145.26 of this article.
Aggravated cemetery desecration in the first degree is a class D
felony.
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