{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "176.80", "citation": "Penal Law § 176.80", "heading": "Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree", "text": ["§ 176.80 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree and thereby causes serious physical injury or death to another person, other than a participant in such offense.", "Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/176.80", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree staging of a motor vehicle accident by **committing second-degree staging** and thereby **causing serious physical injury or death to someone who did not participate in the offense**. ★ It is a **class D felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/176.80", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}