Penal Law § 165.20
Fraudulently Obtaining a Signature

Published: 2014-09-22

§ 165.20 Fraudulently obtaining a signature.

A person is guilty of fraudulently obtaining a signature when, with intent to defraud or injure another or to acquire a substantial benefit for himself or a third person, he obtains the signature of a person to a written instrument by means of any misrepresentation of fact which he knows to be false.

Fraudulently obtaining a signature is a class A misdemeanor.