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N.Y. Penal Law § 165.45: Criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth 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

§ 165.45 Criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree.

A person is guilty of criminal possession of stolen property in the

fourth degree when he knowingly possesses stolen property, with intent

to benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof or to impede

the recovery by an owner thereof, and when:

1. The value of the property exceeds one thousand dollars; or

2. The property consists of a credit card, debit card or public

benefit card; or

3. He is a collateral loan broker or is in the business of buying,

selling or otherwise dealing in property; or

4. The property consists of one or more firearms, rifles and shotguns,

as such terms are defined in section 265.00 of this chapter; or

5. The value of the property exceeds one hundred dollars and the

property consists of a motor vehicle, as defined in section one hundred

twenty-five of the vehicle and traffic law, other than a motorcycle, as

defined in section one hundred twenty-three of such law; or

6. The property consists of a scroll, religious vestment, vessel or

other item of property having a value of at least one hundred dollars

kept for or used in connection with religious worship in any building or

structure used as a place of religious worship by a religious

corporation, as incorporated under the religious corporations law or the

education law.

7. The property consists of anhydrous ammonia or liquified ammonia gas

and the actor intends to use, or knows another person intends to use,

such anhydrous ammonia or liquified ammonia gas to manufacture

methamphetamine.

Criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree is a class

E felony.

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