Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.30 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.30
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 170.30 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree.
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.30 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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 degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he utters or possesses any forged instrument of a kind specified in section 170.15.
Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree is a class C felony.