Statutes > New York Statutes > PEN - Penal > Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES > Title N - OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, PUBLIC SENSIBILITIES AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY > Article 240 - (240.00 - 240.73) OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER > 240.08 - Inciting to riot.

240.08 - Inciting to riot.

§ 240.08 Inciting to riot.    A  person  is  guilty  of  inciting  to riot when he urges ten or more  persons to engage in tumultuous and violent conduct of a kind likely  to  create public alarm.    Inciting to riot is a class A misdemeanor.