N.Y. Penal Law Section 490.47
Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree


A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he or she uses, deploys, releases, or causes to be used, deployed, or released any select chemical agent or select biological agent, and thereby creates a grave risk of death or serious physical injury to another person not a participant in the crime. Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree is a class B felony.

Source: Section 490.47 — Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/490.­47 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Apr. 27, 2024).

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Sep. 22, 2014

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