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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.65 Forgery of a vehicle identification number
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§ 170.65 Forgery of a vehicle identification number. A person is guilty of forgery of a vehicle identification number when: (1) He knowingly destroys, covers, defaces, alters or otherwise changes the form or appearance of a vehicle identification number on any vehicle or componen…
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.70 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number
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§ 170.70 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number. A person is guilty of illegal possession of a vehicle identification number when: (1) He knowingly possesses a vehicle identification number label, sticker or plate which has been removed from the vehicle or vehicle …
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.71 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number; presumptions
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§ 170.71 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number; presumptions. (1) A person is presumed to knowingly possess a vehicle or vehicle part in violation of subdivision two of section 170.70, when he possesses any combination of five such whole vehicles or individual veh…
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.75 Fraudulent making of an electronic access device in the second degree
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§ 170.75 Fraudulent making of an electronic access device in the second degree. A person is guilty of fraudulent making of an electronic access device in the second degree when, with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, he falsely makes, completes or alters two or more e…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.00 Definitions of terms
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§ 175.00 Definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Enterprise" means any entity of one or more persons, corporate or otherwise, public or private, engaged in business, commercial, professional, industrial, eleemosynary, social, political …
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.05 Falsifying business records in the second degree
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§ 175.05 Falsifying business records in the second degree. A person is guilty of falsifying business records in the second degree when, with intent to defraud, he: 1. Makes or causes a false entry in the business records of an enterprise; or 2. Alters, erases, obliterates, delete…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.10 Falsifying business records in the first degree
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§ 175.10 Falsifying business records in the first degree. A person is guilty of falsifying business records in the first degree when he commits the crime of falsifying business records in the second degree, and when his intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.15 Falsifying business records; defense
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§ 175.15 Falsifying business records; defense. In any prosecution for falsifying business records, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant was a clerk, bookkeeper or other employee who, without personal benefit, merely executed the orders of his employer or of a superior …
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.20 Tampering with public records in the second degree
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§ 175.20 Tampering with public records in the second degree. A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the second degree when, knowing that he does not have the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, he knowingly removes, mutilates, destroys, conceals, makes a fal…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.25 Tampering with public records in the first degree
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§ 175.25 Tampering with public records in the first degree. A person is guilty of tampering with public records in the first degree when, knowing that he does not have the authority of anyone entitled to grant it, and with intent to defraud, he knowingly removes, mutilates, destr…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.30 Offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree
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§ 175.30 Offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree. A person is guilty of offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree when, knowing that a written instrument contains a false statement or false information, he offers or presents it to a public of…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.35 Offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree
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§ 175.35 Offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree. A person is guilty of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree when: 1. knowing that a written instrument contains a false statement or false information, and with intent to defraud the state o…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.40 Issuing a false certificate
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§ 175.40 Issuing a false certificate. A person is guilty of issuing a false certificate when, being a public servant authorized by law to make or issue official certificates or other official written instruments, and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another person, he is…
N.Y. Penal Law § 175.45 Issuing a false financial statement
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§ 175.45 Issuing a false financial statement. A person is guilty of issuing a false financial statement when, with intent to defraud: 1. He knowingly makes or utters a written instrument which purports to describe the financial condition or ability to pay of some person and which…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.00 Insurance fraud; definition of terms
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§ 176.00 Insurance fraud; definition of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Insurance policy" has the meaning assigned to insurance contract by subsection (a) of section one thousand one hundred one of the insurance law except it shall include rei…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.05 Insurance fraud; defined
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§ 176.05 Insurance fraud; defined. 1. A fraudulent insurance act is committed by any person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to or by an insurer, self insurer, or purported i…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.10 Insurance fraud in the fifth degree
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§ 176.10 Insurance fraud in the fifth degree. A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the fifth degree when he commits a fraudulent insurance act. Insurance fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.15 Insurance fraud in the fourth degree
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§ 176.15 Insurance fraud in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the fourth degree when he commits a fraudulent insurance act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold property with a value in exc…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.20 Insurance fraud in the third degree
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§ 176.20 Insurance fraud in the third degree. A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the third degree when he commits a fraudulent insurance act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold property with a value in exces…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.25 Insurance fraud in the second degree
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§ 176.25 Insurance fraud in the second degree. A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the second degree when he commits a fraudulent insurance act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold property with a value in exc…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.30 Insurance fraud in the first degree
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§ 176.30 Insurance fraud in the first degree. A person is guilty of insurance fraud in the first degree when he commits a fraudulent insurance act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold property with a value in exces…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.35 Aggravated insurance fraud
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§ 176.35 Aggravated insurance fraud. A person is guilty of aggravated insurance fraud in the fourth degree when he commits a fraudulent insurance act, and has been previously convicted within the preceding five years of any offense, an essential element of which is the commission…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.40 Fraudulent life settlement act; defined
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§ 176.40 Fraudulent life settlement act; defined. A fraudulent life settlement act is committed by any person who, knowingly and with intent to defraud, presents, causes to be presented, or prepares with knowledge or belief that it will be presented to, or by, a life settlement p…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.45 Life settlement fraud in the fifth degree
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§ 176.45 Life settlement fraud in the fifth degree. A person is guilty of life settlement fraud in the fifth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act. Life settlement fraud in the fifth degree is a class A misdemeanor.
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.50 Life settlement fraud in the fourth degree
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§ 176.50 Life settlement fraud in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of life settlement fraud in the fourth degree when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold pro…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.55 Life settlement fraud in the third degree
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§ 176.55 Life settlement fraud in the third degree. A person is guilty of life settlement fraud in the third degree when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold prope…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.60 Life settlement fraud in the second degree
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§ 176.60 Life settlement fraud in the second degree. A person is guilty of life settlement fraud in the second degree when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold pro…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.65 Life settlement fraud in the first degree
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§ 176.65 Life settlement fraud in the first degree. A person is guilty of life settlement fraud in the first degree when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act and thereby wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds, or attempts to wrongfully take, obtain or withhold prope…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.70 Aggravated life settlement fraud
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§ 176.70 Aggravated life settlement fraud. A person is guilty of aggravated life settlement fraud when he or she commits a fraudulent life settlement act, and has been previously convicted within the preceding five years of any offense, an essential element of which is the commis…
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.75 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree
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§ 176.75 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree. A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree when, with intent to commit and in furtherance of a fraudulent insurance act, he or she operates a motor vehicle and intentionally causes a …
N.Y. Penal Law § 176.80 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree
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§ 176.80 Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree. A person is guilty of staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree when he or she commits the offense of staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree and thereby causes serious physical injury or deat…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.00 Definitions
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§ 177.00 Definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Health plan" means any publicly or privately funded health insurance or managed care plan or contract, under which any health care item or service is provided, and through which payment may be mad…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.05 Health care fraud in the fifth degree
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§ 177.05 Health care fraud in the fifth degree. A person is guilty of health care fraud in the fifth degree when, with intent to defraud a health plan, he or she knowingly and willfully provides materially false information or omits material information for the purpose of request…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.10 Health care fraud in the fourth degree
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§ 177.10 Health care fraud in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of health care fraud in the fourth degree when such person, on one or more occasions, commits the crime of health care fraud in the fifth degree and the payment or portion of the payment wrongfully received, as t…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.15 Health care fraud in the third degree
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§ 177.15 Health care fraud in the third degree. A person is guilty of health care fraud in the third degree when such person, on one or more occasions, commits the crime of health care fraud in the fifth degree and the payment or portion of the payment wrongfully received, as the…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.20 Health care fraud in the second degree
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§ 177.20 Health care fraud in the second degree. A person is guilty of health care fraud in the second degree when such person, on one or more occasions, commits the crime of health care fraud in the fifth degree and the payment or portion of the payment wrongfully received, as t…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.25 Health care fraud in the first degree
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§ 177.25 Health care fraud in the first degree. A person is guilty of health care fraud in the first degree when such person, on one or more occasions, commits the crime of health care fraud in the fifth degree and the payment or portion of the payment wrongfully received, as the…
N.Y. Penal Law § 177.30 Health care fraud; affirmative defense
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§ 177.30 Health care fraud; affirmative defense. In any prosecution under this article, it shall be an affirmative defense that the defendant was a clerk, bookkeeper or other employee, other than an employee charged with the active management and control, in an executive capacity…
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.00 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; definitions
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§ 178.00 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Prescription medication or device" means any article for which a prescription is required in order to be lawfully sold, delivered …
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.05 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; limitation
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§ 178.05 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; limitation. 1. The provisions of this article shall not apply to: (a) a duly licensed physician or other person authorized to issue a prescription acting in good faith in the lawful course of his or her pr…
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.10 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the fourth degree
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§ 178.10 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the fourth degree. A person is guilty of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the fourth degree when he or she commits a criminal diversion act. Criminal diversion of presc…
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.15 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the third degree
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§ 178.15 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the third degree. A person is guilty of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the third degree when he or she: 1. commits a criminal diversion act, and the value of the bene…
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.20 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree
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§ 178.20 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree when he or she commits a criminal diversion act, and the value of the benefi…
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.25 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first degree
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§ 178.25 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first degree when he or she commits a criminal diversion act, and the value of the benefit …
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.26 Fraud and deceit related to controlled substances
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§ 178.26 Fraud and deceit related to controlled substances. 1. No person shall willfully: (a) obtain or attempt to obtain a controlled substance, a prescription for a controlled substance or an official New York state prescription form, (i) by fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or …
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.00 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; definitions
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* § 179.00 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; definitions. The following definitions are applicable to this article: 1. "Medical cannabis" means medical cannabis as defined in section three of the cannabis law. 2. "Certification" means a certification, made under section thi…
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.05 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations
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* § 179.05 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations. The provisions of this article shall not apply to: 1. a practitioner authorized to issue a certification who acted in good faith in the lawful course of his or her profession; or 2. a registered organization as that …
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree
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* § 179.10 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree. A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree when he or she is a practitioner, as that term is defined in section three of the cannabis law, who issues a certification with …
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.11 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second degree
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* § 179.11 Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second degree when he or she sells, trades, delivers, or otherwise provides medical cannabis to another with knowledge or reasonable grounds…
N.Y. Penal Law § 179.15 Criminal retention of medical cannabis
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* § 179.15 Criminal retention of medical cannabis. A person is guilty of criminal retention of medical cannabis when, being a certified patient or designated caregiver, as those terms are defined in section three of the cannabis law, he or she knowingly obtains, possesses, stores…