New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 155.30 — Grand Larceny in the fourth degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 155: Larceny, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 155.30
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
155.30 Grand Larceny in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of grand larceny in the fourth degree when he
steals property and when:
1. The value of the property exceeds one thousand dollars; or
2. The property consists of a public record, writing or instrument
kept, filed or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any
public office or public servant; or
3. The property consists of secret scientific material; or
4. The property consists of a credit card or debit card; or
5. The property, regardless of its nature and value, is taken from the
person of another; or
6. The property, regardless of its nature and value, is obtained by
extortion; or
7. The property consists of one or more firearms, rifles or shotguns,
as such terms are defined in section 265.00 of this chapter; or
8. The value of the property exceeds one hundred dollars and the
property consists of a motor vehicle, as defined in section one hundred
twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, other than a motorcycle, as
defined in section one hundred twenty-three of such law; or
9. The property consists of a scroll, religious vestment, a vessel, an
item comprising a display of religious symbols which forms a
representative expression of faith, or other miscellaneous item of
property which:
(a) has a value of at least one hundred dollars; and
(b) is kept for or used in connection with religious worship in any
building, structure or upon the curtilage of such building or structure
used as a place of religious worship by a religious corporation, as
incorporated under the religious corporations law or the education law;
or
10. The property consists of an access device which the person intends
to use unlawfully to obtain telephone service; or
11. The property consists of anhydrous ammonia or liquified ammonia
gas and the actor intends to use, or knows another person intends to
use, such anhydrous ammonia or liquified ammonia gas to manufacture
methamphetamine; or
12. The property consists of retail goods or merchandise stolen
pursuant to a common scheme or plan or a single, ongoing intent to
deprive another or others of the property or to appropriate the property
to the actor or another person and the value of the property exceeds one
thousand dollars, which value may be determined by the aggregate value
of all such property regardless of whether the goods or merchandise were
stolen from the same owner. Nothing in this subdivision shall be read to
limit the ability to aggregate the value of any property or the ability
to charge the larceny of retail goods or merchandise under another
applicable provision of law.
Grand larceny in the fourth degree is a class E felony.
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Questions this section answers
What class of felony is grand Larceny in the fourth degree in New York?
Grand Larceny in the fourth degree is a Class E Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 155.30.
Which New York statute covers grand Larceny in the fourth degree?
Grand Larceny in the fourth degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 155.30 (Grand Larceny in the fourth degree).
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