Penal Law § 100.05 · Article 100. Criminal Solicitation
Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree
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§ 100.05 Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the fourth degree when:
1. with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause such other person to engage in such conduct; or
2. being over eighteen years of age, with intent that another person under sixteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute a crime, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause such other person to engage in such conduct.
Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
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