{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.15","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 158.15","heading":"Welfare fraud in the third degree","body":"§ 158.15 Welfare fraud in the third degree.\n  A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the third degree when he or she\ncommits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance\nbenefits exceeds three thousand dollars.\n  Welfare fraud in the third degree is a class D felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title J. Offenses Involving Theft","Article 158. Welfare Fraud"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/158.15","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a03a945dca844a5cbd0eeac1e1ea9143efd91f09de148d76556c2d1c7542b16c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}