Penal Law § 130.20

Sexual misconduct · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 130.20 Sexual misconduct.

A person is guilty of sexual misconduct when:

1. He or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person without such person's consent; or

2. He or she engages in oral sexual contact with another person without such person's consent; or

3. He or she engages in anal sexual contact with another person without such person's consent; or

4. He or she engages in sexual conduct with an animal or a dead human body.

Sexual misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/130.20

In plain English

A person commits sexual misconduct by:

(1)–(3) engaging in vaginal, oral, or anal sexual contact without the other person’s consent; or
(4) engaging in sexual conduct with an animal or a dead human body. ★

It is a class A misdemeanor.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.