{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "270.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 270.10", "heading": "Creating a hazard", "text": ["§ 270.10 Creating a hazard.", "A person is guilty of creating a hazard when:", "1. Having discarded in any place where it might attract children, a container which has a compartment of more than one and one-half cubic feet capacity and a door or lid which locks or fastens automatically when closed and which cannot easily be opened from the inside, he fails to remove the door, lid, locking or fastening device; or", "2. Being the owner or otherwise having possession of property upon which an abandoned well or cesspool is located, he fails to cover the same with suitable protective construction.", "Creating a hazard is a class B misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/270.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person creates a hazard by:\n- **(1)** Discarding where children might be attracted a container larger than **1.5 cubic feet** whose door or lid locks automatically and cannot easily be opened from inside, without **removing the door, lid, lock, or fastener**; or\n- **(2)** Owning or possessing property with an abandoned well or cesspool and **failing to cover it with suitable protective construction**. ★\nCreating a hazard is a **class B misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/270.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}