Penal Law § 190.45 · Article 190. Other Frauds
Possession of usurious loan records
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§ 190.45 Possession of usurious loan records.
A person is guilty of possession of usurious loan records when, with knowledge of the contents thereof, he possesses any writing, paper, instrument or article used to record criminally usurious transactions prohibited by section 190.40.
Possession of usurious loan records is a class A misdemeanor.
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