N.Y. CVR Law § 79-M
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Criminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction
Official statutory text
§ 79-m. Criminal interference with health care services, religious\nworship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction. Whenever the\nattorney general or district attorney of the county where the affected\nhealth care facility, place of religious worship, or site of a funeral,\nburial or memorial service is located has reasonable cause to believe\nthat any person or group of persons is being, has been, or may be\ninjured by conduct constituting a violation of section 240.21, 240.70 or\n240.71 of the penal law, the attorney general or district attorney may\nbring an action in the name of the people of the state of New York to\npermanently enjoin such violation. In such action preliminary and\ntemporary relief may be granted under article sixty-three of the civil\npractice law and rules.\n
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