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N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40 — Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 275: Offenses Relating to Unauthorized Recording, New York Penal Law.

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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40

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.

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
275.40 Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree. A person is guilty of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree when such person commits the crime of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the second degree as defined in section 275.35 of this article and either: 1. such person has been convicted of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first or second degree within the past five years; or 2. commission of the crime involves at least one hundred unauthorized sound recordings or at least one hundred unauthorized audiovisual recordings. Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree is a class E felony.

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What class of felony is failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree in New York?

Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree is a Class E Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40.

Which New York statute covers failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree?

Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 275.40 (Failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree).

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