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N.Y. Penal Law § 165.10: Auto stripping in the second degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title J. Offenses Involving Theft
  4. Article 165. Other Offenses Relating to Theft

§ 165.10 Auto stripping in the second degree.

A person is guilty of auto stripping in the second degree when:

1. He or she commits the offense of auto stripping in the third degree

and when he or she has been previously convicted within the last five

years of having violated the provisions of section 165.09 or this

section; or

2. He or she removes or intentionally destroys, defaces, disguises, or

alters any part of two or more vehicles, other than abandoned vehicles,

as defined in subdivision one of section one thousand two hundred

twenty-four of the vehicle and traffic law, without the permission of

the owner, and the value of the parts of vehicles removed, destroyed,

defaced, disguised, or altered exceeds an aggregate value of one

thousand dollars.

Auto stripping in the second degree is a class E felony.

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