{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "215.80", "citation": "Penal Law § 215.80", "heading": "Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture", "text": ["§ 215.80 Unlawful disposition of assets subject to forfeiture.", "Any defendant in a forfeiture action pursuant to article thirteen-A of the civil practice law and rules who knowingly and intentionally conceals, destroys, dissipates, alters, removes from the jurisdiction, or otherwise disposes of, property specified in a provisional remedy ordered by the court or in a judgment of forfeiture in knowing contempt of said order shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/215.80", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A defendant in a CPLR article 13-A forfeiture action commits this offense by **knowingly and intentionally concealing, destroying, dissipating, altering, removing, or otherwise disposing of property covered by a court-ordered provisional remedy or forfeiture judgment, in knowing contempt of that order**. ★ It is a **class A misdemeanor**.", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/215.80", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}