Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 170.27 Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second
degree; presumption.
A person who possesses two or more forged instruments, each of which purports to be a credit card or debit card, as those terms are defined in subdivisions seven and seven-a of section 155.00, is presumed to possess the same with knowledge that they are forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another.
Possessing 2 or more forged instruments that each purport to be a credit or debit card creates a presumption that the person knows they are forged and intends to defraud, deceive, or injure another. ★
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.