{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.21","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 240.21","heading":"Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service","body":"§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral,\n           burial or memorial service.\n  A person is guilty of disruption or disturbance of a religious\nservice, funeral, burial or memorial service when he or she makes\nunreasonable noise or disturbance while at a lawfully assembled\nreligious service, funeral, burial or memorial service, or within three\nhundred feet thereof, with intent to cause annoyance or alarm or\nrecklessly creating a risk thereof.\n  Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or\nmemorial service 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/240.21","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"0c325776255ebf035ef8a5f8a5241755ded15d11e448b475b33c888c2eb15ad0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-240.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}