{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-176.80","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 176.80","heading":"Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree","body":"§ 176.80 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first\ndegree when he or she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle\naccident in the second degree and thereby causes serious physical injury\nor death to another person, other than a participant in such offense.\n  Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree is a class D\nfelony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud","Article 176. Insurance Fraud"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/176.80","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"9b020938ea368c4719ba50846439ebb0f4859eba5d9e6f2b2be536c2bae02a03","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-176.75","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-177.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}