New York Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 426 - Punishment for making false statement; stolen vehicles.

 426. Punishment  for  making  false statement; stolen vehicles.  Any
  person who shall knowingly make any false statement of a  material  fact
  in  any  endorsement  of  a  certificate of registration, certificate of
  title or other proof of ownership, upon a sale or transfer  of  a  motor
  vehicle  or  trailer,  or who, with intent to procure or pass title to a
  motor vehicle or trailer which he knows, or has reason to  believe,  has
  been stolen, shall receive or transfer possession of the same from or to
  another,  or  who  shall  have  in  his  possession any motor vehicle or
  trailer which he knows, or has reason to believe, has been  stolen,  and
  who  is not an officer of the law engaged at the time in the performance
  of his duty as such officer shall be guilty of a class E felony.

Last modified: February 3, 2019