{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "penal", "section": "470.22", "citation": "Penal Law § 470.22", "heading": "Money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree", "text": ["§ 470.22 Money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree.", "A person is guilty of money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree when:", "1. Knowing that the property involved in one or more financial transactions represents either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part:", "(a) he or she conducts one or more such financial transactions which in fact involve either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part:", "(i) With intent to:", "(A) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or", "(B) engage in conduct constituting a felony as set forth in section eighteen hundred three, eighteen hundred four, eighteen hundred five, or eighteen hundred six of the tax law; or", "(ii) Knowing that the transaction or transactions in whole or in part are designed to:", "(A) conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the ownership or the control of either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or", "(B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and", "(b) the total value of the property involved in such financial transaction or transactions exceeds five thousand dollars; or", "2. Knowing that one or more monetary instruments represent either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part:", "(a) he or she transports, transmits, or transfers or attempts to transport, transmit or transfer, on one or more occasions, monetary instruments which in fact represent either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part from a place in any county in this state to or through a place outside that county or to a place in any county in this state from or through a place outside that county:", "(i) With intent to promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or", "(ii) Knowing that such transportation, transmittal or transfer is designed in whole or in part to:", "(A) conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the ownership or the control of either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or", "(B) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and", "(b) The total value of such monetary instrument or instruments exceeds five thousand dollars; or", "3. He or she conducts one or more financial transactions involving property represented to be either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part:", "(a) With intent to:", "(i) promote the carrying on of specified criminal conduct; or", "(ii) conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the ownership or the control of property believed to be either the proceeds of an act of terrorism as defined in subdivision one of section 490.05 of this part, or a monetary instrument given, received or intended to be used to support a violation of article four hundred ninety of this part; or", "(iii) avoid any transaction reporting requirement imposed by law; and", "(b) The total value of the property involved in such financial transaction or transactions exceeds five thousand dollars.", "Money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree is a class D felony."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/470.22", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "A person commits third-degree money laundering in support of terrorism by knowingly dealing with terrorism proceeds or support funds in any of these ways:\n\n- **(1)** Conducting transactions to **promote specified criminal conduct**, commit one of the named tax felonies, **conceal the property**, or **avoid reporting**, when the actual property exceeds **$5,000**. ★\n- **(2)** **Transporting, transmitting, transferring, or attempting to transfer** the instruments into, out of, or through a New York county to promote specified criminal conduct, conceal the property, or avoid reporting, when they exceed **$5,000**.\n- **(3)** Conducting transactions with property represented as terrorism proceeds or support funds, intending to promote specified criminal conduct, conceal the property, or avoid reporting, when its represented value exceeds **$5,000**.\n\nThe offense is a **class D felony**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/penal/470.22", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}