N.Y. Penal Law § 145.65: Possession of graffiti instruments
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title I. Offenses Involving Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property
- Article 145. Criminal Mischief and Related Offenses
§ 145.65 Possession of graffiti instruments.
A person is guilty of possession of graffiti instruments when he
possesses any tool, instrument, article, substance, solution or other
compound designed or commonly used to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or
otherwise place a mark upon a piece of property which that person has no
permission or authority to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise
mark, under circumstances evincing an intent to use same in order to
damage such property.
Possession of graffiti instruments is a class B misdemeanor.
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