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N.Y. Penal Law § 175.00 — Definitions of terms
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 175: Offenses Involving False Written Statements, New York Penal Law.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 175.00
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.
175.00 Definitions of terms.
The following definitions are applicable to this article:
1. "Enterprise" means any entity of one or more persons, corporate or
otherwise, public or private, engaged in business, commercial,
professional, industrial, eleemosynary, social, political or
governmental activity.
2. "Business record" means any writing or article, including computer
data or a computer program, kept or maintained by an enterprise for the
purpose of evidencing or reflecting its condition or activity.
3. "Written instrument" means any instrument or article, including
computer data or a computer program, containing written or printed
matter or the equivalent thereof, used for the purpose of reciting,
embodying, conveying or recording information, or constituting a symbol
or evidence of value, right, privilege or identification, which is
capable of being used to the advantage or disadvantage of some person.
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