{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.15","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 190.15","heading":"Issuing a bad check; defenses","body":"§ 190.15 Issuing a bad check; defenses.\n  In any prosecution for issuing a bad check, it is an affirmative\ndefense that:\n  1. The defendant or a person acting in his behalf made full\nsatisfaction of the amount of the check within ten days after dishonor\nby the drawee; or\n  2. The defendant, in acting as a representative drawer, did so as an\nemployee who, without personal benefit, merely executed the orders of\nhis employer or of a superior officer or employee generally authorized\nto direct his activities.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud","Article 190. Other Frauds"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/190.15","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"2d2e0afe57a7c80c3d7af9a166f6602c18b294fd154e51a77afb0451be5b943b","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}