{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-county-law-722-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. County Law § 722-a","heading":"Definition of crime","body":"§ 722-a. Definition of crime. For the purposes of this article, the\nterm \"crime\" shall mean a felony, misdemeanor, or the breach of any law\nof this state or of any law, local law or ordinance of a political\nsubdivision of this state, other than one that defines a \"traffic\ninfraction,\" for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment is\nauthorized upon conviction thereof.","path":["County Law","Article 18-B. Representation of Persons Accused of Crime or Parties Before the Family Court or Surrogate's Court"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CNT/722-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"1236c951f8bdd27dc752f0c4269e2be6d4e5f479522d4fc43b9c7b01f780efc8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-county-law-722","next":"us-ny/n.y.-county-law-722-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}