Trespass · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 140.05. Trespass.
A person is guilty of trespass when he knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises.
Trespass is a violation.
A person commits trespass by knowingly entering or remaining unlawfully in or on premises. ★ Trespass is a violation.
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.
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.