New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 240.48 — Disseminating a false registered sex offender notice
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 240: Offenses Against Public Order, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 240.48
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.
240.48 Disseminating a false registered sex offender notice.
A person is guilty of disseminating a false registered sex offender
notice when, knowing the information he or she disseminates or causes to
be disseminated to be false or baseless, such person disseminates or
causes to be disseminated any notice which purports to be an official
notice from a government agency or a law enforcement agency and such
notice asserts that an individual is a registered sex offender.
Disseminating a false registered sex offender notice is a class A
misdemeanor.
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