NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 240.21 — Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service

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What is NY PL § 240.21?

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This section addresses the offense of making unreasonable noise or disturbances during religious services, funerals, burials, or memorial services, or within three hundred feet of such events. The statute defines this behavior as a class A misdemeanor. Applies to individuals causing disruptions near these solemn occasions.

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§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service

PL § 240.21

§ 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral,

burial or memorial service.

A person is guilty of disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service when he or she makes unreasonable noise or disturbance while at a lawfully assembled religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service, or within three hundred feet thereof, with intent to cause annoyance or alarm or recklessly creating a risk thereof.

Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service is a class A misdemeanor.

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