Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 190.81 Unlawful possession of personal identification information in
the third degree.
A person is guilty of unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree when he or she knowingly possesses a person's financial services account number or code, savings account number or code, checking account number or code, brokerage account number or code, credit card account number or code, debit card number or code, automated teller machine number or code, personal identification number, mother's maiden name, computer system password, electronic signature or unique biometric data that is a fingerprint, voice print, retinal image or iris image of another person knowing such information is intended to be used in furtherance of the commission of a crime defined in this chapter.
Unlawful possession of personal identification information in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
A person commits third-degree unlawful possession by knowingly possessing another person’s listed financial-account data, PIN, mother’s maiden name, computer password, electronic signature, or fingerprint, voice print, retinal image, or iris image, knowing it is intended for use in a crime under this chapter. ★ It is a class A misdemeanor.
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.