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PEN - Penal
Part 3 - Specific Offenses
Title O - Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
Article 255 - Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship
255.17 - Adultery.
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NY Penal L § 255.17 (2022)
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§ 255.17 Adultery.A person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.
Adultery is a class B misdemeanor.
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