# Too Drunk to Consent?

What New York's Rape Law Actually Says

New York does not treat every intoxicated person as legally incapable of consent. But voluntary drinking is not a blanket defense to rape either. Here is the statute, the case law, and a pending proposal to change it.
New York does not treat every intoxicated person as legally incapable of consent. But voluntary drinking is not a blanket defense to rape either. Here is the statute, the case law, and a pending proposal to change it.