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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE L
Offenses Against Public Administration
ARTICLE 205
Escape and Other Offenses Relating to Custody
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SECTION 205.35
Evading arrest by concealment of identity
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE L, ARTICLE 205
§ 205.35 Evading arrest by concealment of identity.

A person is guilty of evading arrest by concealment of identity when,
in the course of the commission of a felony or class A misdemeanor or in
the immediate flight therefrom, such person wears a mask or facial
covering or otherwise obscures their face, completely or partially, for
no legitimate purpose with the intent to prevent their identification,
apprehension, or arrest for such crime.

Evading arrest by concealment of identity is a class B misdemeanor.