{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "405.18", "citation": "Penal Law § 405.18", "heading": "Aggravated unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the first degree", "text": ["§ 405.18 Aggravated unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the first", "degree.", "A person is guilty of aggravated unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the first degree when he or she commits the crime of unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the second degree, as defined in section 405.12 of this article, and, by means of igniting or detonating such indoor pyrotechnics, he or she recklessly causes serious physical injury or death to another person.", "Aggravated unpermitted use of indoor pyrotechnics in the first degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/405.18", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree aggravated unpermitted indoor-pyrotechnics use by committing second-degree unpermitted use under **§ 405.12** and, by igniting or detonating the pyrotechnics, **recklessly causing serious physical injury or death to another person**. ★ It is a **class D felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/405.18", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}