N.Y. Penal Law § 170.47: Criminal possession of an anti-security item
Where this section sits in the code
- Penal Law
- Part 3. Specific Offenses
- Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud
- Article 170. Forgery and Related Offenses
§ 170.47 Criminal possession of an anti-security item.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of an anti-security item,
when with intent to steal property at a retail mercantile establishment
as defined in article twelve-B of the general business law, he knowingly
possesses in such an establishment an item designed for the purpose of
overcoming detection of security markings or attachments placed on
property offered for sale at such an establishment.
Criminal possession of an anti-security item is a class B misdemeanor.
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