New York legal term
Credit card in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Credit card” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Credit card” mean in New York criminal law?
"Credit card" means any instrument or article defined as a credit card in section five hundred eleven of the general business law. 7-a. (N.Y. Penal Law § 155.00)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Theft of services
- Forgery in the second degree
- Grand Larceny in the fourth degree
- Operating an unlawful electronic sweepstakes
- Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the second degree
- Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the second degree
- Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree
- Unlawful use of credit card, debit card or public benefit card
Related terms in the same statutes
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