New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 215.65 — Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission
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 § 215.65
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.
215.65 Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission.
A person is guilty of criminal contempt of a temporary state
commission when, having been duly subpoenaed to attend as a witness at
an investigation or hearing before a temporary state commission, he
fails or refuses to attend without lawful excuse.
Criminal contempt of a temporary state commission is a class A
misdemeanor.
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