{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-263.25","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 263.25","heading":"Proof of age of child","body":"§ 263.25 Proof of age of child.\n  Whenever it becomes necessary for the purposes of this article to\ndetermine whether a child who participated in a sexual performance was\nunder an age specified in this article, the court or jury may make such\ndetermination by any of the following: personal inspection of the child;\ninspection of a photograph or motion picture which constituted the\nsexual performance; oral testimony by a witness to the sexual\nperformance as to the age of the child based upon the child's\nappearance; expert medical testimony based upon the appearance of the\nchild in the sexual performance; and any other method authorized by any\napplicable provision of law or by the rules of evidence at common law.","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/263.25","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"44ed52e86eabd38f964e4ab550c73d87fd23b331fdacd40ab650d82548fcaa0a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-263.20","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-263.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}