Penal Law § 165.11 · Article 165. Other Offenses Relating to Theft
Auto stripping in the first degree
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§ 165.11 Auto stripping in the first degree.
A person is guilty of auto stripping in the first degree when he or she removes or intentionally destroys, defaces, disguises, or alters any part of three or more vehicles, other than abandoned vehicles, as defined in subdivision one of section one thousand two hundred twenty-four of the vehicle and traffic law, without the permission of the owner, and the value of the parts of vehicles removed, destroyed, defaced, disguised, or altered exceeds an aggregate value of three thousand dollars.
Auto stripping in the first degree is a class D felony.
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