- The Laws of New York
- Consolidated Laws
- Penal
- Part 3: Specific Offenses
- Title N: Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
- Article 240: Offenses Against Public Order
Section 240.21 Disruption or disturbance of a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service
Penal (PEN)
§ 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.
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.