{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-496.06","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06","heading":"Public corruption","body":"§ 496.06 Public corruption.\n  1. A person commits the crime of public corruption when: (a) (i) being\na public servant he or she commits a specified offense through the use\nof his or her public office, or (ii) being a person acting in concert\nwith such public servant he or she commits a specified offense, and (b)\nthe state or any political subdivision thereof or any governmental\ninstrumentality within the state is the owner of the property.\n  2. A \"specified offense\" is an offense defined by any of the following\nprovisions of this chapter: section 155.25 (petit larceny); section\n155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand\nlarceny in the third degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the\nsecond degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree);\nsection 190.60 (scheme to defraud in the second degree); or section\n190.65 (scheme to defraud in the first degree).","path":["Penal Law","Part 4. Administrative Provisions","Title Y-2. Corrupting the Government","Article 496. Corrupting the Government"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/496.06","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"ab6bbdf9dda9f7823e9ad5639801f9ab53405e103e4f02a52174d0ea5e0fdf85","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-496.05","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-496.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}