N.Y. PEN Law § 130.20
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 130.20, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Sexual misconduct
Official statutory text
§ 130.20 Sexual misconduct.\n A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when:\n 1. He or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person\nwithout such person's consent; or\n 2. He or she engages in oral sexual contact with another person\nwithout such person's consent; or\n 3. He or she engages in anal sexual contact with another person\nwithout such person's consent; or\n 4. He or she engages in sexual conduct with an animal or a dead human\nbody.\n Sexual misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.\n
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