{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-260.22","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 260.22","heading":"Facilitating female genital mutilation","body":"§ 260.22 Facilitating female genital mutilation.\n  A person is guilty of facilitating female genital mutilation when,\nknowing that a person intends to engage in the circumcising, excising or\ninfibulating of the whole or any part of the labia majora or labia\nminora or clitoris of a person under eighteen years of age, and except\nas provided in subdivision two of section 130.85 of this chapter, he or\nshe intentionally aids the commission or attempted commission of such\nconduct.\n  Facilitating female genital mutilation is a class A misdemeanor.","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/260.22","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"59a97b921689ebcb9aa8e566f5a2b60530a891532bb4ae618fcce1ad9fa63101","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-260.21","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-260.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}