Penal Law § 240.71 · Article 240. Offenses Against Public Order
Criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first degree
Text — Law content up to date as of October 23, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 240.71 Criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the second degree and has been previously convicted of the crime of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first or second degree or aggravated interference with health care services in the first or second degree.
Criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in the first degree is a class E felony.
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