New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 190.80-a — Aggravated identity theft
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 § 190.80-a
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.
190.80-a Aggravated identity theft.
A person is guilty of aggravated identity theft when he or she
knowingly and with intent to defraud assumes the identity of another
person by presenting himself or herself as that other person, or by
acting as that other person or by using personal identifying information
of that other person, and knows that such person is a member of the
armed forces, and knows that such member is presently deployed outside
of the continental United States and:
1. thereby obtains goods, money, property or services or uses credit
in the name of such member of the armed forces in an aggregate amount
that exceeds five hundred dollars; or
2. thereby causes financial loss to such member of the armed forces in
an aggregate amount that exceeds five hundred dollars.
Aggravated identity theft is a class D felony.
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