{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "250.50", "citation": "Penal Law § 250.50", "heading": "Unlawful surveillance in the first degree", "text": ["§ 250.50 Unlawful surveillance in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of unlawful surveillance in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of unlawful surveillance in the second degree and has been previously convicted within the past ten years of unlawful surveillance in the first or second degree.", "Unlawful surveillance in the first degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/250.50", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Committing second-degree unlawful surveillance after a **first- or second-degree unlawful-surveillance conviction within the past 10 years** is first-degree unlawful surveillance, a **class D felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/250.50", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}