{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.15","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 135.15","heading":"Unlawful imprisonment; defense","body":"§ 135.15 Unlawful imprisonment; defense.\n  In any prosecution for unlawful imprisonment, it is an affirmative\ndefense that (a) the person restrained was a child less than sixteen\nyears old, and (b) the defendant was a relative of such child, and (c)\nhis sole purpose was to assume control of such child.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title H. Offenses Against the Person Involving Physical Injury, Sexual Conduct, Restraint and Intimidation","Article 135. Kidnapping, Coercion and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/135.15","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"92dc741a6221060cf1060eb2ff383932284f8e0eb8c89c991e2e7f2b4bac3cca","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-135.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}