{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "145.14", "citation": "Penal Law § 145.14", "heading": "Criminal tampering in the third degree", "text": ["§ 145.14 Criminal tampering in the third degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal tampering in the third degree when, having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he has such right, he tampers with property of another person with intent to cause substantial inconvenience to such person or to a third person.", "Criminal tampering in the third degree is a class B misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/145.14", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits third-degree criminal tampering by **tampering with another person's property**, **without a right to do so or any reasonable ground to believe there is one**, intending to cause **substantial inconvenience** to that person or a third person. ★ It is a **class B misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/145.14", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}