New York · New York Penal Law (PEN)
N.Y. Penal Law § 170.27: Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption
Felony
What this law says, in plain English
A person who possesses two or more forged credit or debit cards is presumed to know they are forged and intend to defraud or deceive another.
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