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N.Y. Penal Law § 158.35 — Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 158: Welfare Fraud, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 158.35
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.
158.35 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the
first degree when he or she, pursuant to an act or a series of acts,
knowingly (i) obtains three or more public benefit cards from another or
others in exchange for a benefit, or (ii) transfers or delivers three or
more public benefit cards to another or others in exchange for money or
a controlled substance as defined in subdivision five of section 220.00
of this chapter.
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is a class E
felony.
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