New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 5.05: Application of chapter to offenses committed before and after enactment
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes that the chapter's provisions govern punishment and defense construction for offenses committed after its effective date, while offenses committed before retain their original legal treatment.
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