{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.08","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 240.08","heading":"Inciting to riot","body":"§ 240.08 Inciting to riot.\n  A person is guilty of inciting to riot when he urges ten or more\npersons to engage in tumultuous and violent conduct of a kind likely to\ncreate public alarm.\n  Inciting to riot is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title N. Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy","Article 240. Offenses Against Public Order"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/240.08","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4b395675e8de2c2b26d31a6deeba50b3cb87064f957fbe47924aab8db9866950","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.06","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}