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PEN - Penal
Part 2 - Sentences
Title E - Sentences
Article 55 - Classification and Designation of Offenses
55.05 - Classifications of Felonies and Misdemeanors.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 55.05 (2017)
55.05 Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors.1. Felonies. Felonies are classified, for the purpose of sentence, into five categories as follows:
(a) Class A felonies;
(b) Class B felonies;
(c) Class C felonies;
(d) Class D felonies; and
(e) Class E felonies.
Class A felonies are subclassified, for the purpose of sentence, into two categories as follows: subclass I and subclass II, to be known as class A-I and class A-II felonies, respectively.
2. Misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are classified, for the purpose of sentence, into three categories as follows:
(a) Class A misdemeanors;
(b) Class B misdemeanors; and
(c) Unclassified misdemeanors.
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