{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.50","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 190.50","heading":"Unlawful collection practices","body":"§ 190.50 Unlawful collection practices.\n  A person is guilty of unlawful collection practices when, with intent\nto enforce a claim or judgment for money or property, he knowingly\nsends, mails or delivers to another person a notice, document or other\ninstrument which has no judicial or official sanction and which in its\nformat or appearance, simulates a summons, complaint, court order or\nprocess, or an insignia, seal or printed form of a federal, state or\nlocal government or an instrumentality thereof, or is otherwise\ncalculated to induce a belief that such notice, document or instrument\nhas a judicial or official sanction.\n  Unlawful collection practices is a class B misdemeanor.","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/190.50","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"38922d1d82ba7c91ee3f4e43ac1027850aa12da0bfdd4f1202ca3eea2e2b1e91","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.45","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-190.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}