N.Y. Penal Law § 145.40
Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree
New York · New York Penal Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22
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- N.Y. Penal Law § 145.40, Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1091908
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§ 145.40 Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree.
A person is guilty of tampering with a consumer product in the second
degree when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to
believe that he has such right, and with intent to cause physical injury
to another or with intent to instill in another a fear that he will
cause such physical injury, he alters, adulterates or otherwise
contaminates a consumer product.
Tampering with a consumer product in the second degree is a class A
misdemeanor.