N.Y. PEN Law § 215.52
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 215.52, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Aggravated criminal contempt
Official statutory text
§ 215.52 Aggravated criminal contempt.\n A person is guilty of aggravated criminal contempt when:\n 1. in violation of a duly served order of protection, or such order of\nwhich the defendant has actual knowledge because he or she was present\nin court when such order was issued, or an order of protection issued by\na court of competent jurisdiction in another state, territorial or\ntribal jurisdiction, he or she intentionally or recklessly causes\nphysical injury or serious physical injury to a person for whose\nprotection such order was issued; or\n 2. he or she commits the crime of criminal contempt in the first\ndegree as defined in subdivision (b) or (d) of section 215.51 of this\narticle and has been previously convicted of the crime of aggravated\ncriminal contempt; or\n 3. he or she commits the crime of criminal contempt in the first\ndegree, as defined in paragraph (i), (ii), (iii), (v) or (vi) of\nsubdivision (b) or subdivision (c) of section 215.51 of this article,\nand has been previously convicted of the crime of criminal contempt in\nthe first degree, as defined in such subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of\nsection 215.51 of this article, within the preceding five years.\n Aggravated criminal contempt is a class D felony.\n
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