N.Y. PEN Law § 145.65
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 145.65, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Possession of graffiti instruments
Official statutory text
§ 145.65 Possession of graffiti instruments.\n A person is guilty of possession of graffiti instruments when he\npossesses any tool, instrument, article, substance, solution or other\ncompound designed or commonly used to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or\notherwise place a mark upon a piece of property which that person has no\npermission or authority to etch, paint, cover, draw upon or otherwise\nmark, under circumstances evincing an intent to use same in order to\ndamage such property.\n Possession of graffiti instruments is a class B misdemeanor.\n
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