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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.25

Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree

Applied in 55 court decisions — leading case People v. Roberts (2018)

Most recently applied in Matter of Klieger (January 2024)

2014-09-22

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§ 170.25 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second\n degree.\n A person is guilty of criminal possession of a forged instrument in\nthe second degree when, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent\nto defraud, deceive or injure another, he utters or possesses any forged\ninstrument of a kind specified in section 170.10.\n Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree is a\nclass D felony.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.