* § 130.25 Rape in the third degree.

Attorney's Note

Under the New York Laws, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class E felonybetween 1 and 4 yearsup to $5,000
For details, see N.Y. Penal Law § 70.00

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A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when:

1. He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen years old;

2. Being twenty-one years old or more, he or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person less than seventeen years old; or

3. He or she engages in sexual intercourse with another person without such person's consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some factor other than incapacity to consent.

Rape in the third degree is a class E felony.

* NB Effective until September 1, 2024 * § 130.25 Rape in the third degree.

A person is guilty of rape in the third degree when:

1. He or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen years old;

2. He or she engages in oral sexual contact with another person who is incapable of consent by reason of some factor other than being less than seventeen years old;

3. He or she engages in anal sexual contact with another person who is incapable of consent by reason of some other factor other than being less than seventeen years old;

4. Being twenty-one years old or more, he or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person less than seventeen years old; 5. Being twenty-one years old or more, he or she engages in oral sexual contact with another person less than seventeen years old;

6. Being twenty-one years old or more, he or she engages in anal sexual contact with another person less than seventeen years old;

7. He or she engages in vaginal sexual contact with another person without such person's consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some factor other than incapacity to consent;

8. He or she engages in oral sexual contact with another person without such person's consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some factor other than incapacity to consent; or

9. He or she engages in anal sexual contact with another person without such person's consent where such lack of consent is by reason of some factor other than the incapacity to consent.

Rape in the third degree is a class E felony.

* NB Effective September 1, 2024