New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 120.70 (2026)

Luring a child

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§ 120.70 Luring a child.
  1. A person is guilty of luring a child when he or she lures a child
into a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, isolated area, building, or
part thereof, for the purpose of committing against such child any of
the following offenses: an offense as defined in section 70.02 of this
chapter; an offense as defined in section 125.25 or 125.27 of this
chapter; a felony offense that is a violation of article one hundred
thirty of this chapter; an offense as defined in section 135.25 of this
chapter; an offense as defined in sections 230.30, 230.33, 230.34 or
230.34-a of this chapter; an offense as defined in sections 255.25,
255.26, or 255.27 of this chapter; or an offense as defined in sections
263.05, 263.10, or 263.15 of this chapter. For purposes of this
subdivision "child" means a person less than seventeen years of age.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude, if the evidence
warrants, a conviction for the commission or attempted commission of any
crime, including but not limited to a crime defined in article one
hundred thirty-five of this chapter.
  2. Luring a child is a class E felony, provided, however, that if the
underlying offense the actor intended to commit against such child
constituted a class A or a class B felony, then the offense of luring a
child in violation of this section shall be deemed respectively, a class
C felony or class D felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2020–2020 · leading case: People v. Dickinson, 2020 NY Slip Op 2291 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020).
People v. Dickinson, 2020 NY Slip Op 2291 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 2× “for the purpose of committing" the crime of criminal sexual act in the first degree (Penal Law § 120.70 [1]; see Penal Law § 130.”
People v. Ringrose, 2020 NY Slip Op 4719 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020). · cites it 5× “The indictment did not specifically allege which of defendant's statements to the victims constitute the acts of luring, and discovery provided no elucidation on that point.”
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