New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.27 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 170: Forgery and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 170.27
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.
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.
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