165.16 - Unauthorized Sale of Certain Transportation Services.

NY Penal L § 165.16 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) "farecard" means a value-based, magnetically encoded card containing stored monetary value from which a specified amount of value is deducted as payment of a fare;

(b) "unlimited farecard" means a farecard that is time-based, magnetically encoded and which permits entrance an unlimited number of times into facilities and conveyances for a specified period of time; and

(c) "doctored farecard" means a farecard that has been bent or manipulated or altered so as to facilitate a person's access to transportation services without paying the lawful charge. Unauthorized sale of transportation service is a class B misdemeanor.