{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-20.10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 20.10","heading":"Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption","body":"§ 20.10 Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption.\n  Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 20.00 and 20.05, a person\nis not criminally liable for conduct of another person constituting an\noffense when his own conduct, though causing or aiding the commission of\nsuch offense, is of a kind that is necessarily incidental thereto. If\nsuch conduct constitutes a related but separate offense upon the part of\nthe actor, he is liable for that offense only and not for the conduct or\noffense committed by the other person.","path":["Penal Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title B. Principles of Criminal Liability","Article 20. Parties to Offenses and Liability Through Accessorial Conduct"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/20.10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"2f8c18a17548e097f5b35bd0f3ae7dd8c651dd39e4432b807a1b768fb97f5ad3","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-20.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-20.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}