Penal Law § 215.23

Tampering with a juror in the second degree · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 215.23 Tampering with a juror in the second degree.

A person is guilty of tampering with a juror in the second degree when, prior to discharge of the jury, he:

1. confers, or offers or agrees to confer, any payment or benefit upon a juror or upon a third person acting on behalf of such juror, in consideration for such juror or third person supplying information in relation to an action or proceeding pending or about to be brought before such juror; or

2. acting on behalf of a juror, accepts or agrees to accept any payment or benefit for himself or for such juror, in consideration for supplying any information in relation to an action or proceeding pending or about to be brought before such juror and prior to his discharge.

Tampering with a juror in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/215.23

In plain English

Before the jury is discharged, a person commits second-degree juror tampering by:

(1) giving, offering, or agreeing to give a payment or benefit to a juror, or to a third person acting for the juror, in exchange for information about a proceeding pending or about to be brought before that juror; or
(2) acting for a juror and accepting or agreeing to accept a payment or benefit, for himself or the juror, for supplying such information. ★

The offense is a class B misdemeanor.

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.

In print

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.