New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 165.30 — Fraudulent accosting
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 165: Other Offenses Relating to Theft, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 165.30
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.
165.30 Fraudulent accosting.
1. A person is guilty of fraudulent accosting when he accosts a person
in a public place with intent to defraud him of money or other property
by means of a trick, swindle or confidence game.
2. A person who, either at the time he accosts another in a public
place or at some subsequent time or at some other place, makes
statements to him or engages in conduct with respect to him of a kind
commonly made or performed in the perpetration of a known type of
confidence game, is presumed to intend to defraud such person of money
or other property.
Fraudulent accosting is a class A misdemeanor.
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What class of misdemeanor is fraudulent accosting in New York?
Fraudulent accosting is a Class A Misdemeanor in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 165.30.
Which New York statute covers fraudulent accosting?
Fraudulent accosting is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 165.30 (Fraudulent accosting).
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