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N.Y. Penal Law § 260.22: Facilitating female genital mutilation
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents
- Article 260. Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons and Vulnerable Elderly Persons
§ 260.22 Facilitating female genital mutilation.
A person is guilty of facilitating female genital mutilation when,
knowing that a person intends to engage in the circumcising, excising or
infibulating of the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia
minora or clitoris of a person under eighteen years of age, and except
as provided in subdivision two of section 130.85 of this chapter, he or
she intentionally aids the commission or attempted commission of such
conduct.
Facilitating female genital mutilation is a class A misdemeanor.
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