{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "158.40", "citation": "Penal Law § 158.40", "heading": "Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree", "text": ["§ 158.40 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third", "degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, knowingly possesses five or more public benefit cards in a name or names other than the person's own name.", "Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the third degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/158.40", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits third-degree criminal possession of public benefit cards by **knowingly possessing 5 or more cards issued in names other than the person’s own**, intending to defraud, deceive, or injure another. ★ It is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/158.40", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}