Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.40 — Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.40
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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)
§ 158.40 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 158.40 — Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 158.40 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third
degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, knowingly possesses five or more public benefit cards in a name or names other than the person's own name.
Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree is a class E felony.