§ 158.35

Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree

Class E felony Fraud & Money Art. 158 · Welfare Fraud

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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 .

Simplified explanation

Criminal use of a public benefit card in the first degree is knowingly obtaining three or more benefit cards for a benefit, or transferring three or more for money or a controlled substance; it is a class E felony.