Forgery in the third degree
Falsely creating, completing or changing a written instrument with the purpose of defrauding, deceiving or injuring someone.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 170.05 (opens in a new tab) ↗New York · Public reference
New York Laws Relevant to MYITEDU
For general information only. This page highlights selected New York laws relevant to MYITEDU's administrative services and client safety. It is not a complete list or legal advice. Read the current law at the official source.
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Forgery in the second degree
Forgery with intent to defraud, deceive or injure involving specified instruments, including documents affecting legal rights, public records, government-issued instruments, certain value tokens or prescriptions.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 170.10 (opens in a new tab) ↗Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree
Possessing or presenting a forged instrument while knowing it is forged and intending to defraud, deceive or injure someone.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 170.20 (opens in a new tab) ↗Falsifying business records in the second degree
With fraudulent intent, making false business entries, changing or destroying true entries, preventing true entries, or omitting an entry despite a known duty to make it.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 175.05 (opens in a new tab) ↗Falsifying business records in the first degree
Second-degree falsification of business records where the fraudulent purpose also includes committing another crime or helping commit or conceal it.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 175.10 (opens in a new tab) ↗Offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree
Submitting a document to a public office or official while knowing it contains false information and knowing or believing it will enter official records.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 175.30 (opens in a new tab) ↗Offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree
Knowingly submitting false information for official records with intent to defraud specified state or public entities. Also covers certain retaliatory false financing statements against public officers or judges, under separate statutory conditions.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 175.35 (opens in a new tab) ↗Making an apparently sworn false statement in the second degree
Signing a document containing a statement known to be false and not believed true, intending or expecting delivery with a jurat (an oath certification), followed by delivery with that certification.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 210.35 (opens in a new tab) ↗Making a punishable false written statement
Knowingly making a false statement not believed true in a document carrying a legally authorized notice that false statements are punishable.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 210.45 (opens in a new tab) ↗Tampering with physical evidence
Knowingly fabricating or offering false evidence for an actual or prospective official proceeding; or suppressing evidence believed about to be used there, intending to prevent its use, through concealment, alteration, destruction, force, intimidation or deception.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 215.40 (opens in a new tab) ↗Business identity, advertising, and payments
False advertising
False or misleading public advertising intended to promote sales or consumption, and specified Truth in Lending advertising violations. The statute provides an affirmative defense when the false statement was made neither knowingly nor recklessly.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 190.20 (opens in a new tab) ↗False personation
After being warned of the consequences, knowingly giving a police or peace officer a false name, birth date or address to prevent the officer from learning the actual information.
Read official law: NY Penal Law § 190.23 (opens in a new tab) ↗