§ 210.45 Making a punishable false written statement.\n A person is guilty of making a punishable false written statement when\nhe knowingly makes a false statement, which he does not believe to be\ntrue, in a written instrument bearing a legally authorized form notice\nto the effect that false statements made therein are punishable.\n Making a punishable false written statement is a class A misdemeanor.\n
N.Y. Penal Law § 210.45
Making a punishable false written statement
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Selvaggio v. Patterson (2015)
Most recently applied in People v. McNeil (Rodney) (April 2025)
2014-09-22
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