Critics who advocate for its repeal assert that despite the legislation's inception in 1907, the number of charges levied against individuals in the last half-century has stayed within twelve. A state in the United States may soon repeal a law that has been in effect for a century and criminalizes the act of deception. Since 1907, adultery has been classified as a misdemeanor, which is a low-level criminal offense, in the state of New York.