{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.50","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 158.50","heading":"Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree","body":"§ 158.50 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first\n           degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in\nthe first degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or\ninjure another, knowingly possesses twenty-five or more public benefit\ncards in a name or names other than the person's own name.\n  Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree is a\nclass 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/158.50","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"a4cdb731980e1b7580ca92b4aa59ac23f40f84834cc67f096f5ea445e1fcb844","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-158.45","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-160.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}