§ 240.65 Unlawful prevention of public access to records.\n A person is guilty of unlawful prevention of public access to records\nwhen, with intent to prevent the public inspection of a record pursuant\nto article six of the public officers law, he willfully conceals or\ndestroys any such record.\n Unlawful prevention of public access to records is a violation.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 240.65
Unlawful prevention of public access to records
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 56 Misc. 3d 413 - Castorina v. Blasio (2017)
Most recently applied in 56 Misc. 3d 413 - Castorina v. Blasio (April 2017)
2014-09-22
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.