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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.35

Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense

New York · New York Penal Law · Status: effective · Effective 2014-09-22

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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.35, Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1092005
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§ 170.35 Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense. In any prosecution for criminal possession of a forged instrument, it is no defense that the defendant forged or participated in the forgery of the instrument in issue; provided that a person may not be convicted of both criminal possession of a forged instrument and forgery with respect to the same instrument.