N.Y. Banking Law Section 372-B
Forged checks for cashing

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All licensees shall post in a conspicuously prominent place, clearly visible to all patrons, a statement printed in plain language as provided by the superintendent informing the public that cashing a forged check is illegal and that those who knowingly cash forged checks will be prosecuted pursuant to article one hundred seventy of the penal law.

Source: Section 372-B — Forged checks for cashing; signage, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/BNK/372-B (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Feb. 14, 2026).

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