{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-145.40","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 145.40","heading":"Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree","body":"§ 145.40 Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of tampering with a consumer product in the second\ndegree when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to\nbelieve that he has such right, and with intent to cause physical injury\nto another or with intent to instill in another a fear that he will\ncause such physical injury, he alters, adulterates or otherwise\ncontaminates a consumer product.\n  Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree is a class A\nmisdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title I. Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property","Article 145. Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/145.40","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d6cdd7974f533da0fd2ce47166696ae205d75df3d3b4547aba85f888ac751ba8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-145.35","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-145.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}