Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.35 — Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.35
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 158.35 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.35 — Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 158.35 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree when he or she, pursuant to an act or a series of acts, knowingly (i) obtains three or more public benefit cards from another or others in exchange for a benefit, or (ii) transfers or delivers three or more public benefit cards to another or others in exchange for money or a controlled substance as defined in subdivision five of section 220.00 of this chapter.
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is a class E felony.