New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.45 — Criminal simulation
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.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 170.45
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.
170.45 Criminal simulation.
A person is guilty of criminal simulation when:
1. With intent to defraud, he makes or alters any object in such
manner that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or
authorship which it does not in fact possess; or
2. With knowledge of its true character and with intent to defraud, he
utters or possesses an object so simulated.
Criminal simulation is a class A misdemeanor.
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