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N.Y. Penal Law § 120.30 (2026)

Promoting a suicide attempt

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§ 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt.
  A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when he
intentionally causes or aids another person to attempt suicide.
  Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1987–2017 · leading case: Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997).
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Washington v. Glucksberg, 521 U.S. 702 (1997). · cites it 2× “§ 30-2—4 (1996); N. Y. Penal Law § 120.30 (McKinney 1987); N.”
People v. Ryan N., 2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 9104 (Cal. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “§ 2C:ll-6; N.Y. Penal Law §§ 120.30 , 125.15; Okla. Stat.”
State v. Sage, 510 N.E.2d 343 (Ohio 1987). “§ 30-2-4 (1978); N.Y. Penal Law § 120.30 (McKinney 1975); Okla.”
Myers v. Schneiderman, 140 A.D.3d 51 (N.Y. App. Div. 2016). · cites it 4× “The word “suicide” has a straightforward meaning and a dictionary is hardly necessary to construe the thrust of Penal Law §§ 120.30 and 125.15. It is traditionally defined as “the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally,” especially “by a person…”
People v. Mojica, 62 A.D.3d 100 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009). · cites it 2× “Preliminarily, although the defendant failed to preserve for appellate review his constitutional challenges to Penal Law § 120.30 by not making a timely pretrial written motion to dismiss the indictment on this ground (see CPL 210.”
Bezio v. Dorsey, 91 A.D.3d 1051 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012). “In New York, it is a crime to assist another in committing suicide (see Penal Law §§ 120.30, 125.15 [3]), and our courts have drawn a clear line between the right to decline medical treatment and the right to take one’s life (see Von Holden v Chapman, 87 AD2d at 68, 70 ; see…”
Compassion in Dying v. Washington, 79 F.3d 790 (9th Cir. 1996). “§ 30-2-4 (Michie 1984); N.Y.PENAL LAW §§ 120.30, 120.35, 125.15(3), 125.”
Sara Myers, Eric A. Seiff v. Eric Schneiderman (NY 2017). · cites it 5× “Plaintiffs request a declaratory judgment that physicians who provide aid-in-dying in this manner are not criminally liable under the State's assisted suicide statutes -- Penal Law § 120.30 and § 125.15 (3).2 They further request an injunction prohibiting the prosecution of…”
Grace Plaza of Great Neck, Inc. v. Elbaum, 183 A.D.2d 10 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992). “In Matter of Eichner (Fox) ( 73 AD2d 431, 450 , mod on other grounds 52 NY2d 363 ), this Court stated that a physician who, without court authorization, deliberately causes the death of a "vegetative” patient, could face criminal prosecution for homicide (citing Penal Law §§…”
In re Westchester Cnty. Med. Ctr., 139 A.D.2d 344 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988). “15 [3]), as is promoting a suicide attempt (Penal Law § 120.30), while a person may use physical force to prevent a suicide (Penal Law § 35.”
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