N.Y. PEN Law § 215.70
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 215.70, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Unlawful grand jury disclosure
Official statutory text
§ 215.70 Unlawful grand jury disclosure.\n A person is guilty of unlawful grand jury disclosure when, being a\ngrand juror, a public prosecutor, a grand jury stenographer, a grand\njury interpreter, a police officer or a peace officer guarding a witness\nin a grand jury proceeding, or a clerk, attendant, warden or other\npublic servant having official duties in or about a grand jury room or\nproceeding, or a public officer or public employee, he intentionally\ndiscloses to another the nature or substance of any grand jury\ntestimony, or any decision, result or other matter attending a grand\njury proceeding which is required by law to be kept secret, except in\nthe proper discharge of his official duties or upon written order of the\ncourt. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a witness from\ndisclosing his own testimony.\n Unlawful grand jury disclosure is a class E felony.\n
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