{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "240.73", "citation": "Penal Law § 240.73", "heading": "Aggravated interference with health care services in the first degree", "text": ["§ 240.73 Aggravated interference with health care services in the first", "degree.", "A person is guilty of the crime of aggravated interference with health care services in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal interference with health care services or religious worship in violation of paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section 240.70 of this article and thereby causes serious physical injury to such other person who was obtaining or providing, or who was assisting another person to obtain or provide reproductive health services.", "Aggravated interference with health care services in the first degree is a class C felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/240.73", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Committing **§ 240.70(1)(a)** interference and thereby causing **serious physical injury to a person obtaining, providing, or helping another obtain or provide reproductive health services** is first-degree aggravated interference with health-care services, a **class C felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/240.73", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}