New York Penal Law Section 55.05 - Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors.

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.

Last modified: February 3, 2019