N.Y. Correction Law § 168-t: Penalty

§ 168-t. Penalty. Any sex offender required to register or to verify

pursuant to the provisions of this article who fails to register or

verify in the manner and within the time periods provided for in this

article shall be guilty of a class E felony upon conviction for the

first offense, and upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense

shall be guilty of a class D felony. Any sex offender who violates the

provisions of section one hundred sixty-eight-v of this article shall be

guilty of a class A misdemeanor upon conviction for the first offense,

and upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense shall be guilty

of a class D felony. Any such failure to register or verify may also be

the basis for revocation of parole pursuant to section two hundred

fifty-nine-i of the executive law or the basis for revocation of

probation pursuant to article four hundred ten of the criminal procedure

law.