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SECTION 255.27
Incest in the first degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE O, ARTICLE 255
* § 255.27 Incest in the first degree.

A person is guilty of incest in the first degree when he or she
commits the crime of rape in the first degree, as defined in subdivision
three or four of section 130.35 of this part, or criminal sexual act in
the first degree, as defined in subdivision three or four of section
130.50 of this part, against a person whom he or she knows to be related
to him or her, whether through marriage or not, as an ancestor,
descendant, brother or sister of either the whole or half blood, uncle,
aunt, nephew or niece.

Incest in the first degree is a class B felony.

* NB Effective until September 1, 2024
* § 255.27 Incest in the first degree.

A person is guilty of incest in the first degree when he or she
commits the crime of rape in the first degree, as defined in paragraph
(c) or (d) of subdivision one, paragraph (c) or (d) of subdivision two
or paragraph (c) or (d) of subdivision three of section 130.35 of this
part, rape in the first degree as defined in former subdivision three or
four of section 130.35 of this part, or a crime formerly defined in
subdivision three or four of section 130.50 of this part, against a
person whom he or she knows to be related to him or her, whether through
marriage or not, as an ancestor, descendant, brother or sister of either
the whole or half blood, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.

Incest in the first degree is a class B felony.

* NB Effective September 1, 2024