New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 250.15 — Failure to report wiretapping
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 250: Offenses Against the Right to Privacy, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 250.15
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.
250.15 Failure to report wiretapping.
A telephone or telegraph corporation is guilty of failure to report
wiretapping when, having knowledge of the occurrence of unlawful
wiretapping, it does not report such matter to an appropriate law
enforcement officer or agency.
Failure to report wiretapping is a class B misdemeanor.
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What class of misdemeanor is failure to report wiretapping in New York?
Failure to report wiretapping is a Class B Misdemeanor in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 250.15.
Which New York statute covers failure to report wiretapping?
Failure to report wiretapping is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 250.15 (Failure to report wiretapping).
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