Penal Law § 155.25

Petit larceny  ·  as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 155.25 Petit larceny.

A person is guilty of petit larceny when he steals property.

Petit larceny is a class A misdemeanor.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/155.25

In plain English

A person commits petit larceny by stealing another person’s property. ★ The offense is a class A misdemeanor.

Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.

In print

This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.