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N.Y. Penal Law § 158.35: Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title J. Offenses Involving Theft
  4. Article 158. Welfare Fraud

§ 158.35 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree.

A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the

first degree when he or she, pursuant to an act or a series of acts,

knowingly (i) obtains three or more public benefit cards from another or

others in exchange for a benefit, or (ii) transfers or delivers three or

more public benefit cards to another or others in exchange for money or

a controlled substance as defined in subdivision five of section 220.00

of this chapter.

Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is a class E

felony.

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