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N.Y. Penal Law § 260.11 — Endangering the welfare of a child; corroboration
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 260: Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons and Vulnerable Elderly Persons, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 260.11
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.
260.11 Endangering the welfare of a child; corroboration.
A person shall not be convicted of endangering the welfare of a child,
or of an attempt to commit the same, upon the testimony of a victim who
is incapable of consent because of mental defect or mental incapacity as
to conduct that constitutes an offense or an attempt to commit an
offense referred to in section 130.16, without additional evidence
sufficient pursuant to section 130.16 to sustain a conviction of an
offense referred to in section 130.16, or of an attempt to commit the
same.
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