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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.27 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.27
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 170.27 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second
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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.27 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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 to be a credit card or debit card, as those terms are defined in subdivisions seven and seven-a of section 155.00, is presumed to possess the same with knowledge that they are forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another.