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N.Y. Penal Law § 235.22 — Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 235: Obscenity and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.

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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 235.22

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.

N.Y. Penal Law § 235.22Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
235.22 Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree. A person is guilty of disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree when: 1. knowing the character and content of the communication which, in whole or in part, depicts or describes, either in words or images actual or simulated nudity, sexual conduct or sado-masochistic abuse, and which is harmful to minors, he intentionally uses any computer communication system allowing the input, output, examination or transfer, of computer data or computer programs from one computer to another, to initiate or engage in such communication with a person who is a minor; and 2. by means of such communication he importunes, invites or induces a minor to engage in vaginal sexual contact, oral sexual contact or anal sexual contact, or sexual contact with him, or to engage in a sexual performance, obscene sexual performance, or sexual conduct for his benefit. Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree is a class D felony.

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What class of felony is disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree in New York?

Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree is a Class D Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 235.22.

Which New York statute covers disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree?

Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 235.22 (Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree).

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