{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "500.10", "citation": "Penal Law § 500.10", "heading": "Time of taking effect", "text": ["§ 500.10 Time of taking effect.", "This act shall take effect September first, nineteen hundred sixty-seven."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/500.10", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "The **act takes effect on September 1, 1967**, making that the date its provisions become operative. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/500.10", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}