New York § 79-M - 79-MCriminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction
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§ 79-M. 79-MCriminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction
§ 79-m. Criminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction. Whenever the attorney general or district attorney of the county where the affected health care facility, place of religious worship, or site of a funeral, burial or memorial service is located has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is being, has been, or may be injured by conduct constituting a violation of section 240.21, 240.70 or 240.71 of the penal law, the attorney general or district attorney may bring an action in the name of the people of the state of New York to permanently enjoin such violation. In such action preliminary and temporary relief may be granted under article sixty-three of the civil practice law and rules.
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 79-M ("79-MCriminal interference with health care services, religious worship, funeral, burial or memorial service; injunction") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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