N.Y. Penal Law Section 170.27
Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree

  • presumption
A person who possesses two or more forged instruments, each of which purports to be a credit card or debit card, as those terms are defined in subdivisions seven and seven-a of section 155.00, is presumed to possess the same with knowledge that they are forged and with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another.

Source: Section 170.27 — Criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree; presumption, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/170.­27 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jul. 12, 2025).

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