{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.70","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 215.70","heading":"Unlawful grand jury disclosure","body":"§ 215.70 Unlawful grand jury disclosure.\n  A person is guilty of unlawful grand jury disclosure when, being a\ngrand juror, a public prosecutor, a grand jury stenographer, a grand\njury interpreter, a police officer or a peace officer guarding a witness\nin a grand jury proceeding, or a clerk, attendant, warden or other\npublic servant having official duties in or about a grand jury room or\nproceeding, or a public officer or public employee, he intentionally\ndiscloses to another the nature or substance of any grand jury\ntestimony, or any decision, result or other matter attending a grand\njury proceeding which is required by law to be kept secret, except in\nthe proper discharge of his official duties or upon written order of the\ncourt.  Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a witness from\ndisclosing his own testimony.\n  Unlawful grand jury disclosure 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/215.70","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"9cf1968296844b08ff0eb16869d56062347305714c5123caec038c76b3c8c365","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.66","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-215.75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}