New York Penal Code § 55.05

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

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