{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "270.35", "citation": "Penal Law § 270.35", "heading": "Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree", "text": ["§ 270.35 Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the", "first degree.", "A person is guilty of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree, as defined in section 270.25 of this article, and as a result of such conduct a police officer or a third person is killed.", "Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/270.35", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Committing third-degree unlawful fleeing under **§ 270.25** and thereby causing **a police officer or another person to be killed** is unlawful fleeing in the first degree, a **class D felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/270.35", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}