2010 New York Code
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title L - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Article 215 - (215.00 - 215.80) OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO JUDICIAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS
215.16 - Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree.

§ 215.16 Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree.
    A  person  is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the second
  degree when, other than in the course of that  criminal  transaction  or
  immediate flight therefrom, he:
    1.  Intentionally  causes  physical  injury  to another person for the
  purpose  of  obstructing,   delaying,   preventing   or   impeding   the
  communication  by  such  other  person  or another person of information
  relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
  police officer or peace officer or for the purpose  of  compelling  such
  other person or another person to swear falsely; or
    2.  Intentionally  causes physical injury to another person on account
  of such other person or another person having  communicated  information
  relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
  police officer or peace officer; or
    3.   Recklessly   causes   physical   injury   to  another  person  by
  intentionally damaging the property of  such  other  person  or  another
  person, for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding
  such other person or another person from communicating, or on account of
  such  other  person  or  another person having communicated, information
  relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
  police officer or peace officer.
    Intimidating a victim or witness in the second degree  is  a  class  D
  felony.

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