Misconduct by a juror in the first degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 215.30 Misconduct by a juror in the first degree.
A juror is guilty of misconduct by a juror in the first degree when, in relation to an action or proceeding pending or about to be brought before him, he agrees to give a vote, opinion, judgment, decision or report for or against any party to such action or proceeding.
Misconduct by a juror in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor.
A juror commits first-degree juror misconduct by agreeing, in a pending or expected case, to give a vote, opinion, judgment, decision, or report for or against a party. ★ The offense is a class A 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.
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.