{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.16","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 195.16","heading":"Obstructing emergency medical services","body":"§ 195.16 Obstructing emergency medical services.\n  A person is guilty of obstructing emergency medical services when he\nor she intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any\nservice, technician, personnel, system or unit specified in section\nthree thousand one of the public health law in the performance of their\nduties.\n  Obstructing emergency medical services is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 195. Official Misconduct and Obstruction of Public Servants Generally"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/195.16","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"527371b81a241fa178ae3aa40a6c153bc99a992ed144b03cffc7accc11caa005","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-195.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}