{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.54","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 215.54","heading":"Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment","body":"§ 215.54 Criminal contempt; prosecution and punishment.\n  Adjudication for criminal contempt under subdivision A of section\nseven hundred fifty of the judiciary law shall not bar a prosecution for\nthe crime of criminal contempt under section 215.50 based upon the same\nconduct but, upon conviction thereunder, the court, in sentencing the\ndefendant shall take the previous punishment into consideration.","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/215.54","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"fbe76fcd51610d01e06ffb99f6cb36e711f640e7ab4fcba0ffb64de38012a853","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.52","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}