New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 496.06 (2026)

Public corruption

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§ 496.06 Public corruption.
  1. A person commits the crime of public corruption when: (a) (i) being
a public servant he or she commits a specified offense through the use
of his or her public office, or (ii) being a person acting in concert
with such public servant he or she commits a specified offense, and (b)
the state or any political subdivision thereof or any governmental
instrumentality within the state is the owner of the property.
  2. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following
provisions of this chapter: section 155.25 (petit larceny); section
155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree); section 155.35 (grand
larceny in the third degree); section 155.40 (grand larceny in the
second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in the first degree);
section 190.60 (scheme to defraud in the second degree); or section
190.65 (scheme to defraud in the first degree).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: People v. Fountain, 55 Misc. 3d 211 (2016).

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People v. Fountain, 55 Misc. 3d 211 (2016). “25, where it is alleged that each defendant stole a copy of 911 calls from the Troy Police Department; Public corruption, in violation of Penal Law § 496.06 (1), a non-designated misdemeanor, where it is alleged that each defendant committed the specified offense of petit…”

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