Fostering the sale of stolen goods · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 165.66 Fostering the sale of stolen goods.
A person is guilty of fostering the sale of stolen goods when such person, for the purposes of financial gain, acting alone or in concert with another person or persons:
1. Uses any internet website, application, online marketplace, digital service, or any other platform or venue, including any physical building, public or private space, or location to offer for sale retail goods or merchandise which are stolen or unlawfully obtained; and
2. Knew or should have known that such retail goods or merchandise were stolen or unlawfully obtained.
Fostering the sale of stolen goods is a class A misdemeanor.
A person fosters the sale of stolen goods by acting for financial gain, alone or with others, and:
It 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.
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.