{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-170.65","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 170.65","heading":"Forgery of a vehicle identification number","body":"§ 170.65 Forgery of a vehicle identification number.\n  A person is guilty of forgery of a vehicle identification number when:\n  (1) He knowingly destroys, covers, defaces, alters or otherwise\nchanges the form or appearance of a vehicle identification number on any\nvehicle or component part thereof, except tires; or\n  (2) He removes any such number from a vehicle or component part\nthereof, except as required by the provisions of the vehicle and traffic\nlaw; or\n  (3) He affixes a vehicle identification number to a vehicle, except in\naccordance with the provisions of the vehicle and traffic law.\n  (4) He or she, with intent to defraud, knowingly manufactures,\nproduces or reproduces a vehicle identification number label, sticker or\nplate which was not manufactured, produced or reproduced in accordance\nwith the rules and regulations promulgated by the United States National\nHighway Safety Administration and/or in accordance with the provisions\nof the state vehicle and traffic law.\n  Forgery of a vehicle identification number is a class E felony.","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/170.65","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"bf85c0c06be53d1d41426130a0441714abf9f04ae61c65eea3ec8b6db536a0cb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-170.60","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-170.70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}