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N.Y. Penal Law § 270.30 — Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second 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 § 270.30
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.
270.30 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the
second degree.
A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor
vehicle in the second degree when he or she commits the offense of
unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third
degree, as defined in section 270.25 of this article, and as a result of
such conduct a police officer or a third person suffers serious physical
injury.
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second
degree is a class E felony.
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