New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 120.13: Menacing in the first degree

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Menacing in the first degree occurs when someone commits menacing in the second degree and has a prior conviction for menacing in the second degree or menacing a police officer within ten years. It is a class E felony.

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