{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "165.30", "citation": "Penal Law § 165.30", "heading": "Fraudulent accosting", "text": ["§ 165.30 Fraudulent accosting.", "1. A person is guilty of fraudulent accosting when he accosts a person in a public place with intent to defraud him of money or other property by means of a trick, swindle or confidence game.", "2. A person who, either at the time he accosts another in a public place or at some subsequent time or at some other place, makes statements to him or engages in conduct with respect to him of a kind commonly made or performed in the perpetration of a known type of confidence game, is presumed to intend to defraud such person of money or other property.", "Fraudulent accosting is a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/165.30", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "- **(1)** A person commits fraudulent accosting by **approaching someone in a public place intending to obtain money or property through a trick, swindle, or confidence game**.\n- **(2)** Using statements or conduct commonly associated with a known confidence game creates a **presumption of intent to defraud**, whether done during the approach or later. ★\nIt is a **class A misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/165.30", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}