{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-230.01","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 230.01","heading":"Prostitution; affirmative defense","body":"§ 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense.\n  In any prosecution under section 230.00, section 230.03, section\n230.19, section 230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25, subdivision 2\nof section 230.30 or section 230.34-a of this article, it is an\naffirmative defense that the defendant's participation in the offense\nwas a result of having been a victim of compelling prostitution under\nsection 230.33 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking under\nsection 230.34 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking of a child\nunder section 230.34-a of this article or a victim of trafficking in\npersons under the trafficking victims protection act (United States\nCode, Title 22, Chapter 78).","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title M. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 230. Prostitution Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/230.01","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"6029e6147deb500805ca5452588782b11f2f06ddd05fc3e8902b3ebf398d3bc2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-230.00","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-230.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}