{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "115.00", "citation": "Penal Law § 115.00", "heading": "Criminal facilitation in the fourth degree", "text": ["§ 115.00 Criminal facilitation in the fourth degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal facilitation in the fourth degree when, believing it probable that he is rendering aid:", "1. to a person who intends to commit a crime, he engages in conduct which provides such person with means or opportunity for the commission thereof and which in fact aids such person to commit a felony; or", "2. to a person under sixteen years of age who intends to engage in conduct which would constitute a crime, he, being over eighteen years of age, engages in conduct which provides such person with means or opportunity for the commission thereof and which in fact aids such person to commit a crime.", "Criminal facilitation in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/115.00", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits fourth-degree criminal facilitation by:\n- **(1)** believing it probable that someone intends a crime and **providing means or opportunity that actually helps that person commit a felony**; or\n- **(2)** while **over 18**, doing the same for someone **under 16** and actually helping that younger person commit a crime. ★\nIt is a **class A misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/115.00", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}