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N.Y. Penal Law § 215.70

Unlawful grand jury disclosure

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In re Carey (2014)

Most recently applied in James v. Donovan (July 2015)

2014-09-22

§ 215.70 Unlawful grand jury disclosure.\n A person is guilty of unlawful grand jury disclosure when, being a\ngrand juror, a public prosecutor, a grand jury stenographer, a grand\njury interpreter, a police officer or a peace officer guarding a witness\nin a grand jury proceeding, or a clerk, attendant, warden or other\npublic servant having official duties in or about a grand jury room or\nproceeding, or a public officer or public employee, he intentionally\ndiscloses to another the nature or substance of any grand jury\ntestimony, or any decision, result or other matter attending a grand\njury proceeding which is required by law to be kept secret, except in\nthe proper discharge of his official duties or upon written order of the\ncourt. Nothing contained herein shall prohibit a witness from\ndisclosing his own testimony.\n Unlawful grand jury disclosure is a class E felony.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.