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N.Y. Penal Law § 130.91: Sexually motivated felony

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation
  4. Article 130. Sex Offenses

§ 130.91 Sexually motivated felony.

1. A person commits a sexually motivated felony when he or she commits

a specified offense for the purpose, in whole or substantial part, of

his or her own direct sexual gratification.

2. A "specified offense" is a felony offense defined by any of the

following provisions of this chapter: assault in the second degree as

defined in section 120.05, assault in the first degree as defined in

section 120.10, gang assault in the second degree as defined in section

120.06, gang assault in the first degree as defined in section 120.07,

stalking in the first degree as defined in section 120.60, strangulation

in the second degree as defined in section 121.12, strangulation in the

first degree as defined in section 121.13, manslaughter in the second

degree as defined in subdivision one of section 125.15, manslaughter in

the first degree as defined in section 125.20, murder in the second

degree as defined in section 125.25, aggravated murder as defined in

section 125.26, murder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27,

kidnapping in the second degree as defined in section 135.20, kidnapping

in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, burglary in the third

degree as defined in section 140.20, burglary in the second degree as

defined in section 140.25, burglary in the first degree as defined in

section 140.30, arson in the second degree as defined in section 150.15,

arson in the first degree as defined in section 150.20, robbery in the

third degree as defined in section 160.05, robbery in the second degree

as defined in section 160.10, robbery in the first degree as defined in

section 160.15, promoting prostitution in the second degree as defined

in section 230.30, promoting prostitution in the first degree as defined

in section 230.32, compelling prostitution as defined in section 230.33,

sex trafficking of a child as defined in section 230.34-a, disseminating

indecent material to minors in the first degree as defined in section

235.22, use of a child in a sexual performance as defined in section

263.05, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined in

section 263.10, promoting a sexual performance by a child as defined in

section 263.15, or any felony attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the

foregoing offenses.

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