N.Y. PEN Law § 240.69
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 240.69, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Criminal interference with access to a place of religious worship
Official statutory text
§ 240.69 Criminal interference with access to a place of religious\n worship.\n 1. A person is guilty of criminal interference with access to a place\nof religious worship when such person, with respect to an individual who\nwas or is seeking to enter into or exit from a place of religious\nworship:\n (a) knowingly or intentionally obstructs or otherwise interferes with\nthe entryway into or exit from a place of religious worship, for the\npurpose of rendering passage by that individual unreasonably difficult\nor hazardous; or\n (b) within fifty feet from a place of religious worship, knowingly or\nintentionally engages in a course of conduct that places that individual\nin reasonable fear for their safety.\n 2. For purposes of this section, the term "security perimeter" shall\nmean an area that is established by a law enforcement agency in response\nto, or in anticipation of, a demonstration outside of a place of\nreligious worship, within which demonstration activity is not allowed.\n 3. Nothing in this section shall limit the authority or discretion of\nlaw enforcement agencies for the purpose of public safety to establish\nsecurity perimeters, including security perimeters that extend beyond\nfifty feet of distance from a place of religious worship.\n Criminal interference with access to a place of religious worship is a\nclass B misdemeanor.\n
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