New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 190.70 — Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling prescriptions
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 190: Other Frauds, New York Penal Law.
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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 190.70
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.
190.70 Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling
prescriptions.
A person is guilty of a scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully
selling prescriptions when he or she engages, with intent to defraud the
state, in a scheme constituting a systematic, ongoing course of conduct
to make, sell, deliver for sale or offer for sale one or more
prescriptions and so obtains goods or services from the state with a
value in excess of one thousand dollars or causes the state to reimburse
another in excess of one thousand dollars for the delivery of such goods
or services.
Scheme to defraud the state by unlawfully selling prescriptions is a
class A misdemeanor.
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