New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 496.05 — Corrupting the government in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 496: Corrupting the Government, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 496.05
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.
496.05 Corrupting the government in the first degree.
A person is guilty of corrupting the government in the first degree
when, being a public servant, or acting in concert with a public
servant, he or she engages in a scheme constituting a systematic ongoing
course of conduct with intent to defraud the state or one or more
political subdivisions of the state or one or more governmental
instrumentalities within the state to obtain property, actual services
or other resources, or to obtain property, actual services or other
resources from the state, or any political subdivision or governmental
instrumentality of the state by false or fraudulent pretenses,
representations or promises, and thereby wrongfully obtains such
property, actual services or other resources with a value in excess of
one hundred thousand dollars.
Corrupting the government in the first degree is a class B felony.
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What class of felony is corrupting the government in the first degree in New York?
Corrupting the government in the first degree is a Class B Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 496.05.
Which New York statute covers corrupting the government in the first degree?
Corrupting the government in the first degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 496.05 (Corrupting the government in the first degree).
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