{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "115.05", "citation": "Penal Law § 115.05", "heading": "Criminal facilitation in the second degree", "text": ["§ 115.05 Criminal facilitation in the second degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal facilitation in the second degree when, believing it probable that he is rendering aid to a person who intends to commit a class A felony, 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 such class A felony.", "Criminal facilitation in the second degree is a class C felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/115.05", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits second-degree criminal facilitation by believing it probable that the person is aiding someone who intends a **class A felony**, and **providing means or opportunity that actually helps that person commit the felony**. ★ It is a **class C felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/115.05", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}