{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-263.05","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 263.05","heading":"Use of a child in a sexual performance","body":"§ 263.05 Use of a child in a sexual performance.\n  A person is guilty of the use of a child in a sexual performance if\nknowing the character and content thereof he employs, authorizes or\ninduces a child less than seventeen years of age to engage in a sexual\nperformance or being a parent, legal guardian or custodian of such\nchild, he consents to the participation by such child in a sexual\nperformance.\n  Use of a child in a sexual performance is a class C felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title O. Offenses Against Marriage, the Family, and the Welfare of Children and Incompetents","Article 263. Sexual Performance By a Child"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/263.05","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"b468f6c8996be53255348974d01b9b0956267c85228e5f72496febb4e75fec2c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-263.00","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-263.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}