N.Y. Penal Law Section 158.35
Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree

A person is guilty of criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree when he or she, pursuant to an act or a series of acts, knowingly (i) obtains three or more public benefit cards from another or others in exchange for a benefit, or

(ii)

transfers or delivers three or more public benefit cards to another or others in exchange for money or a controlled substance as defined in subdivision five of section 220.00 of this chapter. Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is a class E felony.

Source: Section 158.35 — Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/158.­35 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 17, 2026).

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