Penal Law § 270.35 · Article 270. Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree
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§ 270.35 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree.
A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree, as defined in section 270.25 of this article, and as a result of such conduct a police officer or a third person is killed.
Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree is a class D felony.
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