{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "120.70", "citation": "Penal Law § 120.70", "heading": "Luring a child", "text": ["§ 120.70 Luring a child.", "1. A person is guilty of luring a child when he or she lures a child into a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, isolated area, building, or part thereof, for the purpose of committing against such child any of the following offenses: an offense as defined in section 70.02 of this chapter; an offense as defined in section 125.25 or 125.27 of this chapter; a felony offense that is a violation of article one hundred thirty of this chapter; an offense as defined in section 135.25 of this chapter; an offense as defined in sections 230.30, 230.33, 230.34 or 230.34-a of this chapter; an offense as defined in sections 255.25, 255.26, or 255.27 of this chapter; or an offense as defined in sections 263.05, 263.10, or 263.15 of this chapter. For purposes of this subdivision \"child\" means a person less than seventeen years of age. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to preclude, if the evidence warrants, a conviction for the commission or attempted commission of any crime, including but not limited to a crime defined in article one hundred thirty-five of this chapter.", "2. Luring a child is a class E felony, provided, however, that if the underlying offense the actor intended to commit against such child constituted a class A or a class B felony, then the offense of luring a child in violation of this section shall be deemed respectively, a class C felony or class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/120.70", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person lures a child by **drawing someone under 17 into a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, isolated area, building, or part of one, for the purpose of committing against that child** a listed offense: a violent felony offense under § 70.02; murder under § 125.25 or § 125.27; a **felony** under article 130; kidnapping under § 135.25; an offense under § 230.30, § 230.33, § 230.34 or § 230.34-a; incest under § 255.25, § 255.26 or § 255.27; or an offense under § 263.05, § 263.10 or § 263.15. ★ A conviction for any other completed or attempted crime the evidence supports, including an article 135 crime, is still allowed. The offense is normally a **class E felony**, but becomes a **class C felony** if the intended crime is class A, or a **class D felony** if the intended crime is class B. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/120.70", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}