N.Y. Penal Law § 260.25 : Offenses Against Marriage, The Family, And The Welfare Of Children And Incompetents — Penal — Offenses Relating To Children, Disabled Persons And Vulnerable Elderly Persons — Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree

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Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237

A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree when he knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a person who is unable to care for himself or herself because of physical disability, mental disease or defect. Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree is a class E felony.

N.Y. Penal Law § 260.25
Amended by New York Laws 2012, ch. 501,Sec. G-4, eff. 1/16/2013.
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