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N.Y. Penal Law § 260.25: Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person in the first degree
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
§ 260.25 Endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically
disabled person in the first degree.
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.
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