{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "100.05", "citation": "Penal Law § 100.05", "heading": "Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree", "text": ["§ 100.05 Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the fourth degree when:", "1. with intent that another person engage in conduct constituting a felony, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause such other person to engage in such conduct; or", "2. being over eighteen years of age, with intent that another person under sixteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute a crime, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause such other person to engage in such conduct.", "Criminal solicitation in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/100.05", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits fourth-degree criminal solicitation by:\n- **(1)** intending that another person commit a **felony** and **soliciting, requesting, commanding, urging, or otherwise trying to cause it**; or\n- **(2)** while **over 18**, doing the same to cause someone **under 16** to commit any crime. ★\nIt is a **class A misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/100.05", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}