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N.Y. Penal Law § 270.35: Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety
  4. Article 270. Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety

§ 270.35 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the

first degree.

A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor

vehicle in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of

unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third

degree, as defined in section 270.25 of this article, and as a result of

such conduct a police officer or a third person is killed.

Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first

degree is a class D felony.

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