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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 440.70 — Notice to the secretary of state when false financing statement filed
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 440: Post-judgment Motions, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 440.70
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
440.70 Notice to the secretary of state when false financing statement
filed.
Upon conviction of any person for a crime where the defendant
intentionally filed or caused to be filed a financing statement pursuant
to article nine of the uniform commercial code on form UCC1 that falsely
claims that a person is indebted or obligated to such defendant, the
court wherein such conviction is entered, or the clerk thereof, shall
issue and cause to be filed a certificate with the New York secretary of
state: (a) certifying that a judgment of conviction has been entered in
such court against the defendant who was listed as the secured party in
such form; and (b) specifying the date and location of the filing, any
filing or indexing number assigned to such filing, the debtor named in
such statement, and a description of the collateral encumbered by the
instrument.
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