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2014 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title J - OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT
Article 165 - (165.00 - 165.74) OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO THEFT
165.25 - Jostling.

NY Penal L § 165.25 (2014) What's This?
165.25 Jostling.

A   person  is  guilty  of  jostling  when,  in  a  public  place,  he
  intentionally and unnecessarily:

1. Places his hand in the proximity of a person's pocket  or  handbag;
  or

2.  Jostles  or  crowds another person at a time when a third person's
  hand is in the proximity of such person's pocket or handbag.

Jostling is a class A misdemeanor.

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