{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "170.55", "citation": "Penal Law § 170.55", "heading": "Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree", "text": ["§ 170.55 Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree.", "A person is guilty of unlawfully using slugs in the second degree when:", "1. With intent to defraud the owner of a coin machine, he inserts or deposits a slug in such machine; or", "2. He makes, possesses or disposes of a slug with intent to enable a person to insert or deposit it in a coin machine.", "Unlawfully using slugs in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/170.55", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits second-degree unlawful use of slugs by:\n- **(1)** intending to defraud a coin-machine owner and **inserting or depositing a slug in the machine**; or\n- **(2)** **making, possessing, or disposing of a slug** intending that someone insert or deposit it in a coin machine. ★\nIt is a **class B misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/170.55", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}