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2020 New York Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title L - Offenses Against Public Administration
Article 205 - Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody
205.65 - Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree.
Universal Citation: NY Penal L § 205.65 (2020)
§ 205.65 Hindering prosecution in the first degree.A person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the first degree when he renders criminal assistance to a person who has committed a class A felony, knowing or believing that such person has engaged in conduct constituting a class A felony.
Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a class D felony.
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