{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-260.06","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 260.06","heading":"Non-support of a child in the first degree","body":"§ 260.06 Non-support of a child in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of non-support of a child in the first degree when:\n  1. (a) being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with\nthe care or custody of a child less than sixteen years old, he or she\nfails or refuses without lawful excuse to provide support for such child\nwhen he or she is able to do so; or\n  (b) being a parent, guardian or other person obligated to make child\nsupport payments by an order of child support entered by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction for a child less than eighteen years old, he or\nshe fails or refuses without lawful excuse to provide support for such\nchild when he or she is able to do so; and\n  2. he or she has previously been convicted in the preceding five years\nof a crime defined in section 260.05 of this article or a crime defined\nby the provisions of this section.\n  Non-support of a child in the first degree is a class E felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents","Article 260. Offenses Relating to Children, Disabled Persons and Vulnerable Elderly Persons"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/260.06","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"2a490a15a26e1b4cf233d7d6f2ebeafa77351201d363c469b7bace54099fdbb2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-260.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-260.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}