Penal Law § 120.13 · Article 120. Assault and Related Offenses
Menacing in the first degree
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§ 120.13 Menacing in the first degree.
A person is guilty of menacing in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of menacing in the second degree and has been previously convicted of the crime of menacing in the second degree or the crime of menacing a police officer or peace officer within the preceding ten years.
Menacing in the first degree is a class E felony.
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