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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.54 — Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 215: Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 215.54
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.
215.54 Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment.
Adjudication for criminal contempt under subdivision A of section
seven hundred fifty of the judiciary law shall not bar a prosecution for
the crime of criminal contempt under section 215.50 based upon the same
conduct but, upon conviction thereunder, the court, in sentencing the
defendant shall take the previous punishment into consideration.
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