Penal Law § 158.35 · Article 158. Welfare Fraud
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree
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§ 158.35 Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree when he or she, pursuant to an act or a series of acts, knowingly (i) obtains three or more public benefit cards from another or others in exchange for a benefit, or (ii) transfers or delivers three or more public benefit cards to another or others in exchange for money or a controlled substance as defined in subdivision five of section 220.00 of this chapter.
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is a class E felony.
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