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N.Y. Penal Law § 240.65: Unlawful prevention of public access to records
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
- Article 240. Offenses Against Public Order
§ 240.65 Unlawful prevention of public access to records.
A person is guilty of unlawful prevention of public access to records
when, with intent to prevent the public inspection of a record pursuant
to article six of the public officers law, he willfully conceals or
destroys any such record.
Unlawful prevention of public access to records is a violation.
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