{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-490.47","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 490.47","heading":"Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree","body":"§ 490.47 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the\n           third degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological\nweapon in the third degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved\nindifference to human life, he or she uses, deploys, releases, or causes\nto be used, deployed, or released any select chemical agent or select\nbiological agent, and thereby creates a grave risk of death or serious\nphysical injury to another person not a participant in the crime.\n  Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third\ndegree is a class B felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 4. Administrative Provisions","Title Y-1. Nb","Article 490. Terrorism"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/490.47","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"d32bc4d9060e48a519a7acf97924e8f5385c6c6013308228130770c109a21c4c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-490.45","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-490.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}