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2013 New York Consolidated Laws
PEN - Penal
Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES
Title K - OFFENSES INVOLVING FRAUD
Article 175 - (175.00 - 175.45) OFFENSES INVOLVING FALSE WRITTEN STATEMENTS
175.40 - Issuing a false certificate.


NY Penal L § 175.40 (2012) What's This?
 
  § 175.40 Issuing a false certificate.
    A person is guilty of issuing a false certificate when, being a public
  servant  authorized  by  law  to  make or issue official certificates or
  other official written instruments, and with intent to defraud,  deceive
  or  injure  another  person,  he issues such an instrument, or makes the
  same with intent that it be issued, knowing that  it  contains  a  false
  statement or false information.
    Issuing a false certificate is a class E felony.

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