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N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06 — Public corruption
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.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06
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.
496.06 Public corruption.
1. A person commits the crime of public corruption when: (a) (i) being
a public servant he or she commits a specified offense through the use
of his or her public office, or (ii) being a person acting in concert
with such public servant he or she commits a specified offense, and (b)
the state or any political subdivision thereof or any governmental
instrumentality within the state is the owner of the property.
2. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following
provisions of this chapter: section 155.25 (petit larceny); section
155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand
larceny in the third degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the
second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree);
section 190.60 (scheme to defraud in the second degree); or section
190.65 (scheme to defraud in the first degree).
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