Penal Law § 235.07 · Article 235. Obscenity and Related Offenses
Obscenity in the first degree
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§ 235.07 Obscenity in the first degree.
A person is guilty of obscenity in the first degree when, knowing its content and character, he wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote, any obscene material.
Obscenity in the first degree is a class D felony.
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