New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.25 — Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 270: Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 270.25
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.
270.25 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the
third degree.
A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor
vehicle in the third degree when, knowing that he or she has been
directed to stop his or her motor vehicle by a uniformed police officer
or a marked police vehicle by the activation of either the lights or the
lights and siren of such vehicle, he or she thereafter attempts to flee
such officer or such vehicle by driving at speeds which equal or exceed
twenty-five miles per hour above the speed limit or engaging in reckless
driving as defined by section twelve hundred twelve of the vehicle and
traffic law.
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third
degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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