New York Penal Law Article 170 - FORGERY AND RELATED OFFENSES

• 170.00 - Forgery; Definitions of Terms.
  170.00 Forgery; definitions of terms. 1. "Written instrument" means any instrument or article, including computer data or a computer program, containing written or printed matter...
• 170.05 - Forgery in the Third Degree.
  170.05 Forgery in the third degree. A person is guilty of forgery in the third degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another,...
• 170.10 - Forgery in the Second Degree.
  170.10 Forgery in the second degree. A person is guilty of forgery in the second degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another,...
• 170.15 - Forgery in the First Degree.
  170.15 Forgery in the first degree. A person is guilty of forgery in the first degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another,...
• 170.20 - Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree.
  170.20 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third...
• 170.25 - Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree.
  170.25 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second...
• 170.27 - Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree; Presumption.
  170.27 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption. A person who possesses two or more forged instruments, each of which purports...
• 170.30 - Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the First Degree.
  170.30 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first...
• 170.35 - Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument; No Defense.
  170.35 Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense. In any prosecution for criminal possession of a forged instrument, it is no defense that the...
• 170.40 - Criminal Possession of Forgery Devices.
  170.40 Criminal possession of forgery devices. A person is guilty of criminal possession of forgery devices when: 1. He makes or possesses with knowledge of...
• 170.45 - Criminal Simulation.
  170.45 Criminal simulation. A person is guilty of criminal simulation when: 1. With intent to defraud, he makes or alters any object in such manner...
• 170.47 - Criminal Possession of an Anti-Security Item.
  170.47 Criminal possession of an anti-security item. A person is guilty of criminal possession of an anti-security item, when with intent to steal property at...
• 170.50 - Unlawfully Using Slugs; Definitions of Terms.
  170.50 Unlawfully using slugs; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to sections 170.55 and 170.60: 1. "Coin machine" means a coin box, turnstile,...
• 170.55 - Unlawfully Using Slugs in the Second Degree.
  170.55 Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree. A person is guilty of unlawfully using slugs in the second degree when: 1. With intent to...
• 170.60 - Unlawfully Using Slugs in the First Degree.
  170.60 Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree. A person is guilty of unlawfully using slugs in the first degree when he makes, possesses or...
• 170.65 - Forgery of a Vehicle Identification Number.
  170.65 Forgery of a vehicle identification number. A person is guilty of forgery of a vehicle identification number when: (1) He knowingly destroys, covers, defaces,...
• 170.70 - Illegal Possession of a Vehicle Identification Number.
  170.70 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number. A person is guilty of illegal possession of a vehicle identification number when: (1) He knowingly possesses...
• 170.71 - Illegal Possession of a Vehicle Identification Number; Presumptions.
  170.71 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number; presumptions. (1) A person is presumed to knowingly possess a vehicle or vehicle part in violation of...
• 170.75 - Fraudulent Making of an Electronic Access Device in the Second Degree.
  170.75 Fraudulent making of an electronic access device in the second degree. A person is guilty of fraudulent making of an electronic access device in...

Last modified: February 3, 2019