Penal Law § 235.06 · Article 235. Obscenity and Related Offenses
Obscenity in the second degree
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§ 235.06 Obscenity in the second degree.
A person is guilty of obscenity in the second degree when he commits the crime of obscenity in the third degree as defined in subdivisions one and two of section 235.05 of this chapter and has been previously convicted of obscenity in the third degree.
Obscenity in the second degree is a class E felony.
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