New York
New York Penal Law (PEN)
897 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 158.45 — Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the second degree
- § 158.50 — Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree
- § 160.00 — Robbery; defined
- § 160.05 — Robbery in the third degree
- § 160.10 — Robbery in the second degree
- § 160.15 — Robbery in the first degree
- § 165.00 — Misapplication of property
- § 165.05 — Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third degree
- § 165.06 — Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree
- § 165.07 — Unlawful use of secret scientific material
- § 165.08 — Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the first degree
- § 165.09 — Auto stripping in the third degree
- § 165.10 — Auto stripping in the second degree
- § 165.11 — Auto stripping in the first degree
- § 165.15 — Theft of services
- § 165.16 — Unauthorized sale of certain transportation services
- § 165.17 — Unlawful use of credit card, debit card or public benefit card
- § 165.20 — Fraudulently obtaining a signature
- § 165.25 — Jostling
- § 165.30 — Fraudulent accosting
- § 165.35 — Fortune telling
- § 165.40 — Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree
- § 165.45 — Criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree
- § 165.50 — Criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree
- § 165.52 — Criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree
- § 165.54 — Criminal possession of stolen property in the first degree
- § 165.55 — Criminal possession of stolen property; presumptions
- § 165.60 — Criminal possession of stolen property; no defense
- § 165.65 — Criminal possession of stolen property; corroboration
- § 165.66 — Fostering the sale of stolen goods
- § 165.70 — Definitions
- § 165.71 — Trademark counterfeiting in the third degree
- § 165.72 — Trademark counterfeiting in the second degree
- § 165.73 — Trademark counterfeiting in the first degree
- § 165.74 — Seizure and distribution or destruction of goods bearing counterfeit trademarks
- § 170.00 — Forgery; definitions of terms
- § 170.05 — Forgery in the third degree
- § 170.10 — Forgery in the second degree
- § 170.15 — Forgery in the first degree
- § 170.20 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree
- § 170.25 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree
- § 170.27 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption
- § 170.30 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree
- § 170.35 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense
- § 170.40 — Criminal possession of forgery devices
- § 170.45 — Criminal simulation
- § 170.47 — Criminal possession of an anti-security item
- § 170.50 — Unlawfully using slugs; definitions of terms
- § 170.55 — Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree
- § 170.60 — Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree
- § 170.65 — Forgery of a vehicle identification number
- § 170.70 — Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number
- § 170.71 — Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number; presumptions
- § 170.75 — Fraudulent making of an electronic access device in the second degree
- § 175.00 — Definitions of terms
- § 175.05 — Falsifying business records in the second degree
- § 175.10 — Falsifying business records in the first degree
- § 175.15 — Falsifying business records; defense
- § 175.20 — Tampering with public records in the second degree
- § 175.25 — Tampering with public records in the first degree
- § 175.30 — Offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree
- § 175.35 — Offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree
- § 175.40 — Issuing a false certificate
- § 175.45 — Issuing a false financial statement
- § 176.00 — Insurance fraud; definition of terms
- § 176.05 — Insurance fraud; defined
- § 176.10 — Insurance fraud in the fifth degree
- § 176.15 — Insurance fraud in the fourth degree
- § 176.20 — Insurance fraud in the third degree
- § 176.25 — Insurance fraud in the second degree
- § 176.30 — Insurance fraud in the first degree
- § 176.35 — Aggravated insurance fraud
- § 176.40 — Fraudulent life settlement act; defined
- § 176.45 — Life settlement fraud in the fifth degree
- § 176.50 — Life settlement fraud in the fourth degree
- § 176.55 — Life settlement fraud in the third degree
- § 176.60 — Life settlement fraud in the second degree
- § 176.65 — Life settlement fraud in the first degree
- § 176.70 — Aggravated life settlement fraud
- § 176.75 — Staging a motor vehicle accident in the second degree
- § 176.80 — Staging a motor vehicle accident in the first degree
- § 177.00 — Definitions
- § 177.05 — Health care fraud in the fifth degree
- § 177.10 — Health care fraud in the fourth degree
- § 177.15 — Health care fraud in the third degree
- § 177.20 — Health care fraud in the second degree
- § 177.25 — Health care fraud in the first degree
- § 177.30 — Health care fraud; affirmative defense
- § 178.00 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; definitions
- § 178.05 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; limitation
- § 178.10 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the fourth degree
- § 178.15 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the third degree
- § 178.20 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree
- § 178.25 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first degree
- § 178.26 — Fraud and deceit related to controlled substances
- § 179.00 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; definitions
- § 179.05 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis; limitations
- § 179.10 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the first degree
- § 179.11 — Criminal diversion of medical cannabis in the second degree
- § 179.15 — Criminal retention of medical cannabis
- § 180.00 — Commercial bribing in the second degree
- § 180.03 — Commercial bribing in the first degree
- § 180.05 — Commercial bribe receiving in the second degree
- § 180.08 — Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree
- § 180.10 — Bribery of labor official; definition of term
- § 180.15 — Bribing a labor official
- § 180.20 — Bribing a labor official; defense
- § 180.25 — Bribe receiving by a labor official
- § 180.30 — Bribe receiving by a labor official; no defense
- § 180.35 — Sports bribery and tampering; definitions of terms
- § 180.40 — Sports bribing
- § 180.45 — Sports bribe receiving
- § 180.50 — Tampering with a sports contest in the second degree
- § 180.51 — Tampering with a sports contest in the first degree
- § 180.52 — Impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the second degree
- § 180.53 — Impairing the integrity of a pari-mutuel betting system in the first degree
- § 180.54 — Rent gouging; definition of term
- § 180.55 — Rent gouging in the third degree
- § 180.56 — Rent gouging in the second degree
- § 180.57 — Rent gouging in the first degree
- § 185.00 — Fraud in insolvency
- § 185.05 — Fraud involving a security interest
- § 185.10 — Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property
- § 185.15 — Fraudulent disposition of property subject to a conditional sale contract
- § 187.00 — Definitions
- § 187.01 — Limitation on prosecution
- § 187.05 — Residential mortgage fraud in the fifth degree
- § 187.10 — Residential mortgage fraud in the fourth degree
- § 187.15 — Residential mortgage fraud in the third degree
- § 187.20 — Residential mortgage fraud in the second degree
- § 187.25 — Residential mortgage fraud in the first degree
- § 190.00 — Issuing a bad check; definitions of terms
- § 190.05 — Issuing a bad check
- § 190.10 — Issuing a bad check; presumptions
- § 190.15 — Issuing a bad check; defenses
- § 190.20 — False advertising
- § 190.23 — False personation
- § 190.25 — Criminal impersonation in the second degree
- § 190.26 — Criminal impersonation in the first degree
- § 190.27 — Criminal sale of a police uniform
- § 190.30 — Unlawfully concealing a will
- § 190.35 — Misconduct by corporate official
- § 190.40 — Criminal usury in the second degree
- § 190.42 — Criminal usury in the first degree
- § 190.45 — Possession of usurious loan records
- § 190.50 — Unlawful collection practices
- § 190.55 — Making a false statement of credit terms
- § 190.60 — Scheme to defraud in the second degree
- § 190.65 — Scheme to defraud in the first degree
- § 190.70 — Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling prescriptions
- § 190.72 — Unauthorized radio transmission
- § 190.75 — Criminal use of an access device in the second degree
- § 190.76 — Criminal use of an access device in the first degree
- § 190.77 — Offenses involving theft of identity; definitions
- § 190.78 — Identity theft in the third degree
- § 190.79 — Identity theft in the second degree
- § 190.80 — Identity theft in the first degree
- § 190.80-A — Aggravated identity theft
- § 190.81 — Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree
- § 190.82 — Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the second degree
- § 190.83 — Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the first degree
- § 190.84 — Defenses
- § 190.85 — Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the second degree
- § 190.86 — Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first degree
- § 190.87 — Immigrant assistant services fraud in the second degree
- § 190.89 — Immigrant assistance services fraud in the first degree
- § 190.90 — Unlawful compensation in a veterans' benefits matter
- § 195.00 — Official misconduct
- § 195.02 — Concealment of a human corpse
- § 195.05 — Obstructing governmental administration in the second degree
- § 195.06 — Killing or injuring a police animal
- § 195.06-A — Killing a police work dog or police work horse
- § 195.07 — Obstructing governmental administration in the first degree
- § 195.08 — Obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device
- § 195.10 — Refusing to aid a peace or a police officer
- § 195.11 — Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the second degree
- § 195.12 — Harming an animal trained to aid a person with a disability in the first degree
- § 195.15 — Obstructing firefighting operations
- § 195.16 — Obstructing emergency medical services
- § 195.17 — Obstruction of governmental duties by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous substance
- § 195.20 — Defrauding the government
- § 20.00 — Criminal liability for conduct of another
- § 20.05 — Criminal liability for conduct of another; no defense
- § 20.10 — Criminal liability for conduct of another; exemption
- § 20.15 — Convictions for different degrees of offense
- § 20.20 — Criminal liability of corporations
- § 20.25 — Criminal liability of an individual for corporate conduct
- § 200.00 — Bribery in the third degree
- § 200.03 — Bribery in the second degree
- § 200.04 — Bribery in the first degree
- § 200.05 — Bribery; defense
- § 200.10 — Bribe receiving in the third degree
- § 200.11 — Bribe receiving in the second degree
- § 200.12 — Bribe receiving in the first degree
- § 200.15 — Bribe receiving; no defense
- § 200.20 — Rewarding official misconduct in the second degree
- § 200.22 — Rewarding official misconduct in the first degree
- § 200.25 — Receiving reward for official misconduct in the second degree
- § 200.27 — Receiving reward for official misconduct in the first degree
- § 200.30 — Giving unlawful gratuities