Penal Law § 170.71

Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number; presumptions · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 170.71 Illegal possession of a vehicle identification number;

presumptions.

(1) A person is presumed to knowingly possess a vehicle or vehicle part in violation of subdivision two of section 170.70, when he possesses any combination of five such whole vehicles or individual vehicle parts, none of which are attached to or contained in the same vehicle.

(2) A person is presumed to knowingly possess a vehicle or vehicle part in violation of subdivision three of section 170.70, when he possesses any combination of five such whole vehicles or individual vehicle parts, none of which are attached to or contained in the same vehicle.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/170.71

In plain English

(1) Possessing any combination of 5 whole vehicles or separate vehicle parts, with none attached to or contained in the same vehicle, creates a presumption of knowing possession under § 170.70(2).
(2) The same possession of 5 vehicles or parts creates a presumption of knowing possession under § 170.70(3). ★

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.