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Adultery is no longer illegal in New York [View all]
Source: NPR
November 25, 2024 3:04 AM ET
Adultery is no longer a crime in New York.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday signed off on repealing a 1907 law prohibiting the act.
New York's penal law previously said that "a person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse."
It was considered a Class B misdemeanor, which carries a jail sentence of up to three months. The New York State Senate called the law "outdated."
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2024/11/25/nx-s1-5204988/adultery-illegal-new-york
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