Penal Law § 165.60

Criminal possession of stolen property; no defense · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 165.60 Criminal possession of stolen property; no defense.

In any prosecution for criminal possession of stolen property, it is no defense that:

1. The person who stole the property has not been convicted, apprehended or identified; or

2. The defendant stole or participated in the larceny of the property; or

3. The larceny of the property did not occur in this state.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/165.60

In plain English

In a prosecution for possessing stolen property, it is no defense that:

(1) the thief was not convicted, caught, or identified;
(2) the defendant stole or helped steal the property; or
(3) the theft occurred outside New York. ★

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.