Misconduct by a juror in the second degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 215.28 Misconduct by a juror in the second degree.
A person is guilty of misconduct by a juror in the second degree when, in relation to an action or proceeding pending or about to be brought before him and prior to discharge, he accepts or agrees to accept any payment or benefit for himself or for a third person in consideration for supplying any information concerning such action or proceeding.
Misconduct by a juror in the second degree is a violation.
Before discharge, a juror commits second-degree juror misconduct by accepting or agreeing to accept a payment or benefit for the juror or a third person in exchange for information about a pending or expected proceeding. ★ The offense is a violation.
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.