N.Y. PEN Law § 135.37
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 135.37, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Aggravated labor trafficking
Official statutory text
§ 135.37 Aggravated labor trafficking.\n A person is guilty of aggravated labor trafficking if he or she\ncompels or induces another to engage in labor or recruits, entices,\nharbors, or transports such other person to engage in labor by means of\nintentionally unlawfully providing a controlled substance to such person\nwith intent to impair said person's judgment.\n Aggravated labor trafficking is a class C felony.\n
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