{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "115.08", "citation": "Penal Law § 115.08", "heading": "Criminal facilitation in the first degree", "text": ["§ 115.08 Criminal facilitation in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal facilitation in the first degree when, believing it probable that he is rendering aid to a person under sixteen years of age who intends to engage in conduct that would constitute a class A felony, 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 such a class A felony.", "Criminal facilitation in the first degree is a class B felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/115.08", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person **over 18** commits first-degree criminal facilitation by believing it probable that the person is aiding someone **under 16** who intends a **class A felony**, and **providing means or opportunity that actually helps the younger person commit that felony**. ★ It is a **class B felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/115.08", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}