New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 165.16: Unauthorized sale of certain transportation services
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a crime by selling unauthorized access to transportation services using altered or unlimited farecards to avoid payment to transit authorities, with limited defenses available.
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