Penal Law § 170.27 · Article 170. Forgery and Related Offenses
Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption
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§ 170.27 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption.
A person who possesses two or more forged instruments, each of which purports to be a credit card or debit card, as those terms are defined in subdivisions seven and seven-a of section 155.00, is presumed to possess the same with knowledge that they are forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another.
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