{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-130.96","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 130.96","heading":"Predatory sexual assault against a child","body":"§ 130.96 Predatory sexual assault against a child.\n  A person is guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child when,\nbeing eighteen years old or more, he or she commits the crime of rape in\nthe first degree, a crime formerly defined in section 130.50 of this\ntitle, the crime of aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, or\ncourse of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree, as defined\nin this article, and the victim is less than thirteen years old.\n  Predatory sexual assault against a child is a class A-II felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation","Article 130. Sex Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/130.96","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"12a3c400b3eac6b3151220f0ad701b835d74ec27d6b3af2b59f665908a1f54a4","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-130.95","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}