{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "100.08", "citation": "Penal Law § 100.08", "heading": "Criminal solicitation in the third degree", "text": ["§ 100.08 Criminal solicitation in the third degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal solicitation in the third degree when, being over eighteen years of age, with intent that another person under sixteen years of age engage in conduct that would constitute a felony, he solicits, requests, commands, importunes or otherwise attempts to cause such other person to engage in such conduct.", "Criminal solicitation in the third degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/100.08", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person **over 18** commits third-degree criminal solicitation by intending that someone **under 16** commit a **felony** and **soliciting, requesting, commanding, urging, or otherwise trying to cause that conduct**. ★ It is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/100.08", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}