{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-165.09","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 165.09","heading":"Auto stripping in the third degree","body":"§ 165.09  Auto stripping in the third degree.\n  A person is guilty of auto stripping in the third degree when:\n  1. He or she removes or intentionally destroys or defaces any part of\na vehicle, other than an abandoned vehicle, as defined in subdivision\none of section one thousand two hundred twenty-four of the vehicle and\ntraffic law, without the permission of the owner; or\n  2. He or she removes or intentionally destroys or defaces any part of\nan abandoned vehicle, as defined in subdivision one of section one\nthousand two hundred twenty-four of the vehicle and traffic law, except\nthat it is a defense to such charge that such person was authorized to\ndo so pursuant to law or by permission of the owner.\n  Auto stripping in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title J. Offenses Involving Theft","Article 165. Other Offenses Relating to Theft"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/165.09","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"315bae121582fe4d812d229256ee604a7a3d08fb02f280d219d0bd86eb25234f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-165.08","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-165.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}