New York Consolidated Laws
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.10 (2026)
Endangering the welfare of a child
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§ 260.10 Endangering the welfare of a child. A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child when: 1. He or she knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a child less than seventeen years old or directs or authorizes such child to engage in an occupation involving a substantial risk of danger to his or her life or health; or 2. Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen years old, he or she fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the control of such child to prevent him or her from becoming an "abused child," a "neglected child," a "juvenile delinquent" or a "person in need of supervision," as those terms are defined in articles ten, three and seven of the family court act. 3. A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or she engages in the conduct described in subdivision one of section 260.00 of this article: (a) with the intent to wholly abandon the child by relinquishing responsibility for and right to the care and custody of such child; (b) with the intent that the child be safe from physical injury and cared for in an appropriate manner; (c) the child is left with an appropriate person, or in a suitable location and the person who leaves the child promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child's location; and (d) the child is not more than thirty days old. Endangering the welfare of a child is a class A misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 765
cases (120 in the last 5 years), 1972–2026 · leading case: Figueroa v. Mazza, 825 F.3d 89 (2d Cir. 2016).
Figueroa v. Mazza, 825 F.3d 89 (2d Cir. 2016). “The lone charge against Samuel — endangering the welfare of a child, in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 260.10 — was eventually dropped.”
People v. Carroll, 715 N.E.2d 500 (N.Y. 1999). “The issue before us is whether the Grand Jury that indicted defendant for endangering the welfare of a child had sufficient evidence that defendant was “legally charged” with the care of Shanaya (Penal Law § 260.10 [2]). We conclude that it did, because the evidence supported an…”
United States v. Beardsley, 691 F.3d 252 (2d Cir. 2012). “Beardsley moved to strike or dismiss the indictment’s prior conviction allegation and the special information, arguing that “[b]ecause nothing in the New York stat *256 ute” under which he had been previously convicted, N.Y. Penal Law § 260.10 (1), “requires actual sexual…”
The People v. Dennis J. Sincerbeaux, 57 N.E.3d 1076 (N.Y. 2016). “As relevant here, the Board assessed 10 points under risk factor 1 for use of forcible compulsion in the current incest offense, 20 points under risk factor 5 for the age of the victim being less than 16 in the current incest offense, and 30 points under risk factor 9 for a…”
People v. Simmons, 699 N.E.2d 417 (N.Y. 1998). “Defendant contends, among other things, that the evidence adduced at trial was legally insufficient to support a conviction under Penal Law § 260.10 (1) as it related to the use of vulgar and inappropriate language under count one.”
The People v.Raymond Denson, 42 N.E.3d 676 (N.Y. 2015). “As a result, he was charged with endangering the welfare of a child (Penal Law § 260.10 [1]) and harassment (Penal Law § 240.”
The People v. Gordon Gross, 47 N.E.3d 738 (N.Y. 2016). “75 [1] [b]) and endangering the welfare of a child (see Penal Law § 260.10 [1]). During trial, the child victim testified that defendant subjected her to sexual abuse over a number of years, including anal penetration.”
People v. Keindl, 502 N.E.2d 577 (N.Y. 1986). “60), and 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child *415 (Penal Law § 260.10), all arising out of accusations by his three stepchildren, Patricia, Richard and Christine, that he sexually abused them over a period of approximately three years, the pattern of abuse allegedly…”
People v. South, 29 Misc. 3d 92 (N.Y. App. Term. 2010). “While the record contains no minutes of any of the adjourned dates following the arraignment, defendant conceded that on the next adjourned date of October 8, 2008, she received the People’s discovery response and the case was adjourned to October 30, 2008 for a conference.”
People v. Watson, 182 Misc. 2d 644 (N.Y. City Crim. Ct. 1999). “The defendant, Alfred Watson, is charged in a criminal court information with endangering the welfare of a child in violation of Penal Law § 260.10 (1). It is alleged that the defendant left a seven-year-old child alone in a locked apartment for approximately 2V2 hours.”
Frederique v. Cnty. of Nassau, 168 F. Supp. 3d 455 (E.D.N.Y 2016). “14 for threatening to release the pit bull and telling Ferrucci, “move away from the fucking door before I let the dog go”; and (ii) one count of endangering the welfare of a child in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 260.10 for having a physical confrontation with Johnson in front…”
The People v. Lennie Frankline, 57 N.E.3d 26 (N.Y. 2016). “The jury convicted defendant of attempted murder in the second degree (Penal Law §§ 110.”
N.Y. Penal Law § 260.10(1): 20 cases
Otero v. Town of Southampton, 194 F. Supp. 2d 167 (E.D.N.Y 2002).
Hughes v. Sheahan, 312 F. Supp. 3d 306 (N.D.N.Y. 2018).
Brown v. City of Syracuse, 648 F. Supp. 2d 461 (N.D.N.Y. 2009).
Kanciper v. Lato, 989 F. Supp. 2d 216 (E.D.N.Y 2013).
Campbell v. Poole, 555 F. Supp. 2d 345 (W.D.N.Y. 2008).
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