{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 158.20","heading":"Welfare fraud in the second degree","body":"§ 158.20 Welfare fraud in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of welfare fraud in the second degree when he or\nshe commits a fraudulent welfare act and thereby takes or obtains public\nassistance benefits, and when the value of the public assistance\nbenefits exceeds fifty thousand dollars.\n  Welfare fraud in the second degree is a class C 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/158.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"35816bcd077eb9d3d1019017fd3368b74e2240ff59d423e07708b35146a8b98d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.15","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}