{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-139-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Navigation Law § 139-a","heading":"Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor","body":"§ 139-a. Keeping wrecked goods a misdemeanor. A person who takes away\ngoods or other property not his own from a stranded vessel, or any goods\nor other property cast by the sea upon the land or found in a bay or\ncreek, or who knowingly becomes possessed of any such goods or other\nproperty, and does not deliver the same, within forty-eight hours\nthereafter, to the sheriff or one of the coroners or wreck masters of\nthe county where the same was found, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Navigation Law","Article 10. Wrecks"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/NAV/139-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"9ba3bd6796ec138dae06b6a90f2edca0807f92ba2c10a45b3b552728543a8e02","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-139","next":"us-ny/n.y.-navigation-law-139-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}