Riot in the second degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 240.05 Riot in the second degree.
A person is guilty of riot in the second degree when, simultaneously with four or more other persons, he engages in tumultuous and violent conduct and thereby intentionally or recklessly causes or creates a grave risk of causing public alarm.
Riot in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.
Acting violently and tumultuously with at least 4 other people and intentionally or recklessly causing or creating a grave risk of public alarm is second-degree riot, 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.