{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-270.10","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 270.10","heading":"Creating a hazard","body":"§ 270.10 Creating a hazard.\n  A person is guilty of creating a hazard when:\n  1. Having discarded in any place where it might attract children, a\ncontainer which has a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic\nfeet capacity and a door or lid which locks or fastens automatically\nwhen closed and which cannot easily be opened from the inside, he fails\nto remove the door, lid, locking or fastening device; or\n  2. Being the owner or otherwise having possession of property upon\nwhich an abandoned well or cesspool is located, he fails to cover the\nsame with suitable protective construction.\n  Creating a hazard is a class B misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety","Article 270. Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/270.10","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a7f5022c0eb6c33ee4ff0ed60ff72ebbac1ea791ab586c426c25b4b672c3a9fc","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-270.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-270.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}