{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "240.21", "citation": "Penal Law § 240.21", "heading": "Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service", "text": ["§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral,", "burial or memorial service.", "A person is guilty of disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service when he or she makes unreasonable noise or disturbance while at a lawfully assembled religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service, or within three hundred feet thereof, with intent to cause annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof.", "Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service is a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/240.21", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "**Making unreasonable noise or disturbance at or within 300 feet of a lawfully assembled religious service, funeral, burial, or memorial service**, intending annoyance or alarm or recklessly risking it, is a **class A misdemeanor**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/240.21", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}