Penal Law § 490.47
Criminal Use of a Chemical Weapon or Biological Weapon in the Third Degree

Published: 2014-09-22

§ 490.47 Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree.

A person is guilty of criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree when, under circumstances evincing a depraved indifference to human life, he or she uses, deploys, releases, or causes to be used, deployed, or released any select chemical agent or select biological agent, and thereby creates a grave risk of death or serious physical injury to another person not a participant in the crime.

Criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree is a class B felony.