Penal Law § 225.80

Possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree · as in force on May 31, 2026

§ 225.80 Possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree.

A person is guilty of possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree when:

1. He or she commits the crime of unlawful possession of gaming property in the third degree as defined in section 225.70 of this article and the face value of the improper substitute property exceeds one thousand dollars; or

2. He or she commits the offense of possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree as defined in subdivision one or two of section 225.75 of this article and has been previously convicted within the preceding five years of any offense of which an essential element is possession of unlawful gaming property.

Possession of unlawful gaming property in the first degree is a class D felony.

Official sourcehttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/225.80

In plain English

A person commits first-degree possession of unlawful gaming property by:

(1) committing third-degree possession under § 225.70 when the improper substitute property has a face value over $1,000; or
(2) committing § 225.75(1) or (2) after a conviction within the preceding 5 years for an offense whose essential element is possessing unlawful gaming property. ★

The offense is a class D felony.

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.