Statutes > New York Statutes > PEN - Penal > Part 3 - SPECIFIC OFFENSES > Title J - OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT > Article 165 - (165.00 - 165.74) OTHER OFFENSES RELATING TO THEFT > 165.40 - Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree.

165.40 - Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree.

§ 165.40 Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree.    A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of stolen property in the  fifth degree when he knowingly possesses stolen property, with intent to  benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof or to impede the  recovery by an owner thereof.    Criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree is a  class  A misdemeanor.