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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.55 — Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 170: Forgery and Related Offenses, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 170.55
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.
170.55 Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree.
A person is guilty of unlawfully using slugs in the second degree
when:
1. With intent to defraud the owner of a coin machine, he inserts or
deposits a slug in such machine; or
2. He makes, possesses or disposes of a slug with intent to enable a
person to insert or deposit it in a coin machine.
Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor.
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