Obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 195.17 Obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb,
destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance.
A person is guilty of obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance when he or she, in furtherance of a felony offense, knowingly and unlawfully installs or causes to be installed a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance, in any object, place, or compartment that is subject to a search so as to obstruct, prevent, hinder or delay the administration of law or performance of a government function.
Obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance is a class D felony.
In furtherance of a felony, a person commits this offense by knowingly and unlawfully installing or causing the installation of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance in an object, place, or compartment subject to search, to obstruct or delay law enforcement or a government function. ★ It is a class D felony.
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.