{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.17","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 215.17","heading":"Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree","body":"§ 215.17 Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the first\ndegree when, other than in the course of that criminal transaction or\nimmediate flight therefrom, he:\n  1. Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person for\nthe purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding the\ncommunication by such other person or another person of information\nrelating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,\npolice officer or peace officer or for the purpose of compelling such\nother person or another person to swear falsely; or\n  2. Intentionally causes serious physical injury to another person on\naccount of such other person or another person having communicated\ninformation relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury,\nprosecutor, police officer or peace officer.\n  Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree is a class B\nfelony.","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/215.17","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c80ee3109541bfbb26dc0c2c24f5ecb8dfc232c654982ebf1ee9b6ce7379b411","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.16","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}