{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-490.50","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 490.50","heading":"Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second degree","body":"§ 490.50 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the\n           second degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological\nweapon in the second degree when he or she uses, deploys, releases, or\ncauses to be used, deployed, or released, any chemical weapon or\nbiological weapon, with intent to:\n  1. cause serious physical injury to, or the death of, another person;\nand\n  2. (a) intimidate or coerce a civilian population;\n  (b) influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or\ncoercion; or\n  (c) to affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder,\nassassination, or kidnapping.\n  Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second\ndegree is a class A-II 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/490.50","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"1f519b42deee663da0c4f5429a0506b21fd1ad6287d83267b3f2b70b1da973f6","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-490.47","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-490.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}