{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "5.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 5.10", "heading": "Other limitations on applicability of this chapter", "text": ["§ 5.10 Other limitations on applicability of this chapter.", "1. Except as otherwise provided, the procedure governing the accusation, prosecution, conviction and punishment of offenders and offenses is not regulated by this chapter but by the criminal procedure law.", "2. This chapter does not affect any power conferred by law upon any court-martial or other military authority or officer to prosecute and punish conduct and offenders violating military codes or laws.", "3. This chapter does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, regardless of whether the conduct involved in such civil action constitutes an offense defined in this chapter.", "4. Sections 120.45, 120.50, 120.55, 120.60 and 240.25, subdivisions two and three of section 240.26, and sections 240.70 and 240.71 of this chapter (a) do not apply to conduct which is otherwise lawful under the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act as amended, the National Railway Labor Act as amended, or the Federal Employment Labor Management Act as amended, and (b) do not bar any conduct, including, but not limited to, peaceful picketing or other peaceful demonstration, protected from legal prohibition by the federal and state constitutions."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/5.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Limits on what the Penal Law covers:\n- **(1)** **Procedure** (accusing, prosecuting, convicting and punishing) is governed by the **Criminal Procedure Law**, not the Penal Law, unless stated otherwise. ★\n- **(2)** It does not affect the power of a **court-martial or other military authority** to prosecute and punish violations of military codes or laws.\n- **(3)** It does not bar or limit **civil remedies** (damages, penalties, forfeitures), whether or not the conduct is also an offense.\n- **(4)** **§§ 120.45, 120.50, 120.55, 120.60 and 240.25, § 240.26 subds. 2 and 3, and §§ 240.70 and 240.71** **(a)** do **not** apply to conduct otherwise lawful under the **National Labor Relations Act**, the **National Railway Labor Act**, or the **Federal Employment Labor Management Act**, and **(b)** do not bar conduct, including **peaceful picketing or demonstration**, protected by the federal and state constitutions. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/5.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}