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New York Penal Law Section 55.05 - Classifications Of Felonies And Misdemeanors.

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    § 55.05 Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors.
    1.  Felonies.  Felonies  are  classified, for the purpose of sentence,
  into five categories as follows:
    (a) Class A felonies;
    (b) Class B felonies;
    (c) Class C felonies;
    (d) Class D felonies; and
    (e) Class E felonies.
    Class A felonies are subclassified, for the purpose of sentence,  into
  two  categories  as  follows: subclass I and subclass II, to be known as
  class A-I and class A-II felonies, respectively.
    2. Misdemeanors. Misdemeanors  are  classified,  for  the  purpose  of
  sentence, into three categories as follows:
    (a) Class A misdemeanors;
    (b) Class B misdemeanors; and
    (c) Unclassified misdemeanors.

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