NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 55.05 — Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors

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§ 55.05 Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors

PL § 55.05

§ 55.05 Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors.

1.Felonies. Felonies are classified, for the purpose of sentence, into five categories as follows:

(a)Class A felonies;

(b)Class B felonies;

(c)Class C felonies;

(d)Class D felonies; and

(e)Class E felonies.

Class A felonies are subclassified, for the purpose of sentence, into two categories as follows: subclass I and subclass II, to be known as class A-I and class A-II felonies, respectively.

2.Misdemeanors. Misdemeanors are classified, for the purpose of sentence, into three categories as follows:

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