{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-170.35","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 170.35","heading":"Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense","body":"§ 170.35 Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense.\n  In any prosecution for criminal possession of a forged instrument, it\nis no defense that the defendant forged or participated in the forgery\nof the instrument in issue; provided that a person may not be convicted\nof both criminal possession of a forged instrument and forgery with\nrespect to the same instrument.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud","Article 170. Forgery and Related Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/170.35","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"e4ca1225f770c0ca9fc85fb791b61b4543cf7444cb347e716fda03e6f7f08e88","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-170.30","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-170.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}