{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-255.26","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 255.26","heading":"Incest in the second degree","body":"§ 255.26 Incest in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of incest in the second degree when he or she\ncommits the crime of rape in the second degree, as defined in section\n130.30 of this part, or a crime formerly defined in section 130.45 of\nthis part, against a person whom he or she knows to be related to him or\nher, whether through marriage or not, as an ancestor, descendant,\nbrother or sister of either the whole or the half blood, uncle, aunt,\nnephew or niece.\n  Incest in the second degree is a class D felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents","Article 255. Offenses Affecting the Marital Relationship"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/255.26","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"8340139fa88a37634b2e31169199804b65165b47ed6ea095f8a839618d4d7e9e","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-255.25","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-255.27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}