NY State — NY Penal Law

§ 165.10 — Auto stripping in the second degree

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What is NY PL § 165.10?

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A person is guilty of auto stripping in the second degree when: 1. He or she commits the offense of auto stripping in the third degree and when he or she has been previously convicted within the last five years of having violated the provisions of section 165.09 or this section; or 2.

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§ 165.10 Auto stripping in the second degree

PL § 165.10

§ 165.10 Auto stripping in the second degree.

A person is guilty of auto stripping in the second degree when:

1.He or she commits the offense of auto stripping in the third degree and when he or she has been previously convicted within the last five years of having violated the provisions of section 165.09 or this section; or

2.He or she removes or intentionally destroys, defaces, disguises, or alters any part of two or more vehicles, other than abandoned vehicles, as defined in subdivision one of section one thousand two hundred twenty-four of the vehicle and traffic law, without the permission of the owner, and the value of the parts of vehicles removed, destroyed, defaced, disguised, or altered exceeds an aggregate value of one thousand dollars.

Auto stripping in the second degree is a class E felony.

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