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N.Y. PEN Law § 130.91

This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 130.91, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.

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Sexually motivated felony

Official statutory text

§ 130.91 Sexually motivated felony.\n 1. A person commits a sexually motivated felony when he or she commits\na specified offense for the purpose, in whole or substantial part, of\nhis or her own direct sexual gratification.\n 2. A "specified offense" is a felony offense defined by any of the\nfollowing provisions of this chapter: assault in the second degree as\ndefined in section 120.05, assault in the first degree as defined in\nsection 120.10, gang assault in the second degree as defined in section\n120.06, gang assault in the first degree as defined in section 120.07,\nstalking in the first degree as defined in section 120.60, strangulation\nin the second degree as defined in section 121.12, strangulation in the\nfirst degree as defined in section 121.13, manslaughter in the second\ndegree as defined in subdivision one of section 125.15, manslaughter in\nthe first degree as defined in section 125.20, murder in the second\ndegree as defined in section 125.25, aggravated murder as defined in\nsection 125.26, murder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27,\nkidnapping in the second degree as defined in section 135.20, kidnapping\nin the first degree as defined in section 135.25, burglary in the third\ndegree as defined in section 140.20, burglary in the second degree as\ndefined in section 140.25, burglary in the first degree as defined in\nsection 140.30, arson in the second degree as defined in section 150.15,\narson in the first degree as defined in section 150.20, robbery in the\nthird degree as defined in section 160.05, robbery in the second degree\nas defined in section 160.10, robbery in the first degree as defined in\nsection 160.15, promoting prostitution in the second degree as defined\nin section 230.30, promoting prostitution in the first degree as defined\nin section 230.32, compelling prostitution as defined in section 230.33,\nsex trafficking of a child as defined in section 230.34-a, disseminating\nindecent material to minors in the first degree as defined in section\n235.22, use of a child in a sexual performance as defined in section\n263.05, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined in\nsection 263.10, promoting a sexual performance by a child as defined in\nsection 263.15, or any felony attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the\nforegoing offenses.\n

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