New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 270.40 — Unlawfully installing a gas meter
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 270: Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 270.40
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.
270.40 Unlawfully installing a gas meter.
1. As used in this section "gas meter" means any gas meter that
measures usage of any end use customer of gas services.
2. A person is guilty of unlawfully installing a gas meter when he or
she installs the gas meter or is the owner of the premises where the
meter is unlawfully installed and knows that such gas meter was
unlawfully installed. A gas meter is unlawfully installed when it is
installed by any person other than a person acting on behalf of a
utility corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the public service
commission, unless such person has received a permit to install the gas
meter from the appropriate permitting authority.
Unlawfully installing a gas meter is a class B misdemeanor.
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