{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.13","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 215.13","heading":"Tampering with a witness in the first degree","body":"§ 215.13 Tampering with a witness in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of tampering with a witness in the first degree\nwhen:\n  1. He intentionally causes serious physical injury to a person for the\npurpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding the giving of\ntestimony in a criminal proceeding by such person or another person or\nfor the purpose of compelling such person or another person to swear\nfalsely; or\n  2. He intentionally causes serious physical injury to a person on\naccount of such person or another person having testified in a criminal\nproceeding.\n  Tampering with a witness in the first degree is a class B 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/215.13","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4c479d5f405350d1a280edcf9d35fb43cbc5a6f050b601f9847a3e01602b4671","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.12","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}