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N.Y. Penal Law § 185.10 — Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 185: Frauds On Creditors, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 185.10
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.
185.10 Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property.
A person is guilty of fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property
when, having theretofore executed a mortgage of real or personal
property or any instrument intended to operate as such, he sells,
assigns, exchanges, secretes, injures, destroys or otherwise disposes of
any part of the property, upon which the mortgage or other instrument is
at the time a lien, with intent thereby to defraud the mortgagee or a
purchaser thereof.
Fraudulent disposition of mortgaged property is a class A misdemeanor.
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