{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "170.60", "citation": "Penal Law § 170.60", "heading": "Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree", "text": ["§ 170.60 Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree.", "A person is guilty of unlawfully using slugs in the first degree when he makes, possesses or disposes of slugs with intent to enable a person to insert or deposit them in a coin machine, and the value of such slugs exceeds one hundred dollars.", "Unlawfully using slugs in the first degree is a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/170.60", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits first-degree unlawful use of slugs by **making, possessing, or disposing of slugs intending that someone insert or deposit them in a coin machine**, when the slugs’ value **exceeds $100**. ★ It is a **class E felony**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/170.60", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}