{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "195.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 195.10", "heading": "Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer", "text": ["§ 195.10 Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer.", "A person is guilty of refusing to aid a peace or a police officer when, upon command by a peace or a police officer identifiable or identified to him as such, he unreasonably fails or refuses to aid such peace or a police officer in effecting an arrest, or in preventing the commission by another person of any offense.", "Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer is a class B misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/195.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "When an identifiable or identified peace officer or police officer commands assistance, a person commits this offense by **unreasonably failing or refusing to help make an arrest or prevent another person from committing an offense**. ★ It is a **class B misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/195.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}