Penal Law § 170.35
Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument; No Defense

Published: 2014-09-22

§ 170.35 Criminal possession of a forged instrument; no defense.

In any prosecution for criminal possession of a forged instrument, it is no defense that the defendant forged or participated in the forgery of the instrument in issue; provided that a person may not be convicted of both criminal possession of a forged instrument and forgery with respect to the same instrument.