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New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 275.30 (2026)

Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree

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§ 275.30 Advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first
           degree.
  A person is guilty of the advertisement or sale of unauthorized
recordings in the first degree when such person commits the crime of
advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree as
defined in section 275.25 of this article and either:
  1. such person has previously been convicted of that crime within the
past five years; or
  2. commission of that crime involves at least one thousand
unauthorized sound recordings or at least one hundred unauthorized
audiovisual recordings.
  Advertisement and sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree
is a class E felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: People v. Borriello, 155 Misc. 2d 261 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1992).
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People v. Borriello, 155 Misc. 2d 261 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1992). “Penal Law § 275.30 provides in relevant part: "A person is guilty of the advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the first degree when such person commits the crime of advertisement or sale of unauthorized recordings in the second degree as defined in section 275.”
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