Legislation

Search OpenLegislation Statutes

The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE J
Offenses Involving Theft
ARTICLE 165
Other Offenses Relating to Theft
previous
SECTION 165.35
Fortune telling
up
ARTICLE 165
Other Offenses Relating to Theft
next
SECTION 165.45
Criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree
This entry was published on 2014-09-22
The selection dates indicate all change milestones for the entire volume, not just the location being viewed. Specifying a milestone date will retrieve the most recent version of the location before that date.
SECTION 165.40
Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE J, ARTICLE 165
§ 165.40 Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree.

A person is guilty of criminal possession of stolen property in the
fifth degree when he knowingly possesses stolen property, with intent to
benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof or to impede the
recovery by an owner thereof.

Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree is a class
A misdemeanor.