{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.11","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 215.11","heading":"Tampering with a witness in the third degree","body":"§ 215.11 Tampering with a witness in the third degree.\n  A person is guilty of tampering with a witness in the third degree\nwhen, knowing that a person is about to be called as a witness in a\ncriminal proceeding:\n  1. He wrongfully compels or attempts to compel such person to absent\nhimself from, or otherwise to avoid or seek to avoid appearing or\ntestifying at such proceeding by means of instilling in him a fear that\nthe actor will cause physical injury to such person or another person;\nor\n  2. He wrongfully compels or attempts to compel such person to swear\nfalsely by means of instilling in him a fear that the actor will cause\nphysical injury to such person or another person.\n  Tampering with a witness in the third degree is a class E felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title L. Offenses Against Public Administration","Article 215. Other Offenses Relating to Judicial and Other Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/215.11","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"87123bcd4ade9d662042f7907ff78da31646a2f26670132a33e19d8ab8d31f7b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}