Penal Law § 176.80 · Article 176. Insurance Fraud
Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree
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§ 176.80 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree.
A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree and thereby causes serious physical injury or death to another person, other than a participant in such offense.
Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree is a class D felony.
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