{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "190.50", "citation": "Penal Law § 190.50", "heading": "Unlawful collection practices", "text": ["§ 190.50 Unlawful collection practices.", "A person is guilty of unlawful collection practices when, with intent to enforce a claim or judgment for money or property, he knowingly sends, mails or delivers to another person a notice, document or other instrument which has no judicial or official sanction and which in its format or appearance, simulates a summons, complaint, court order or process, or an insignia, seal or printed form of a federal, state or local government or an instrumentality thereof, or is otherwise calculated to induce a belief that such notice, document or instrument has a judicial or official sanction.", "Unlawful collection practices is a class B misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/190.50", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "With intent to enforce a money or property claim or judgment, a person commits unlawful collection practices by **knowingly sending or delivering an unofficial document that looks like court process or a government form, seal, or insignia, or is otherwise designed to make someone believe it has official sanction**. ★ It is a **class B misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/190.50", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}