New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)

N.Y. Penal Law § 240.10: Unlawful assembly

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Unlawful assembly occurs when a person assembles with four or more others intending to engage in violent conduct likely to cause public alarm, or remains at such an assembly intending to advance that purpose. This offense is classified as a class B misdemeanor.

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