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2010 New York Code
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title K - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD
Article 175 - (175.00 - 175.45) OFFENSES INVOLVING FALSE WRITTEN STATEMENTS
175.15 - Falsifying business records; defense.

§ 175.15 Falsifying business records; defense.
    In   any  prosecution  for  falsifying  business  records,  it  is  an
  affirmative defense that the defendant was a clerk, bookkeeper or  other
  employee  who,  without  personal benefit, merely executed the orders of
  his employer or of a superior officer or employee  generally  authorized
  to direct his activities.

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