{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "225.95", "citation": "Penal Law § 225.95", "heading": "Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming", "text": ["§ 225.95 Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or", "modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming.", "A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming when if he or she:", "1. Manufactures, sells or distributes any cards, chips, cheques, tokens, dice, vouchers, game or device and he or she knew or reasonably should have known it was intended to be used to violate any provision of this article; or", "2. Marks, alters or otherwise modifies any associated gaming equipment or device in a manner that either affects the result of the wager by determining win or loss or alters the normal criteria of random selection in a manner that affects the operation of a game or determines the outcome of a game, and he or she knew or reasonably should have known that it was intended to be used to violate any provision of this article.", "Unlawful manufacture, sale, distribution, marking, altering or modification of equipment and devices associated with gaming is a class A misdemeanor provided, however, that if the person has previously been convicted of this crime within the past five years this crim shall be a class E felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/225.95", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "This makes it a crime to make, sell or tamper with gaming equipment meant to be used to break this article's rules.\n- **(1)** A person who **manufactures, sells or distributes** any cards, chips, cheques, tokens, dice, vouchers, game or device, and **knew or reasonably should have known** it was intended to be used to violate any provision of this article, commits the offense; or\n- **(2)** A person who **marks, alters or otherwise modifies** any associated gaming equipment or device so that it either affects the result of a wager by determining win or loss, or alters the normal criteria of random selection in a way that affects a game's operation or decides its outcome, and **knew or reasonably should have known** it was intended to be used to violate any provision of this article, commits the offense. ★\nThe offense is a **class A misdemeanor**, but a **class E felony** if the person was convicted of this crime **within the past 5 years**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/225.95", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}