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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.45

Criminal simulation

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

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N.Y. Penal Law § 170.45, Criminal simulation, New York, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1092007
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§ 170.45 Criminal simulation. A person is guilty of criminal simulation when: 1. With intent to defraud, he makes or alters any object in such manner that it appears to have an antiquity, rarity, source or authorship which it does not in fact possess; or 2. With knowledge of its true character and with intent to defraud, he utters or possesses an object so simulated. Criminal simulation is a class A misdemeanor.