{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "158.50", "citation": "Penal Law § 158.50", "heading": "Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree", "text": ["§ 158.50 Criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first", "degree.", "A person is guilty of criminal possession of public benefit cards in the first degree when he or she with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, knowingly possesses twenty-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 first degree is a class C felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/158.50", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree criminal possession of public benefit cards by **knowingly possessing 25 or more cards issued in names other than the person’s own**, intending to defraud, deceive, or injure another. ★ It is a **class C felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/158.50", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}