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N.Y. Penal Law § 190.23 (2026)

False personation

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§ 190.23 False personation.
  A person is guilty of false personation when after being informed of
the consequences of such act, he or she knowingly misrepresents his or
her actual name, date of birth or address to a police officer or peace
officer with intent to prevent such police officer or peace officer from
ascertaining such information.
  False personation is a class B misdemeanor.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Matter of Travis S., 752 N.E.2d 848 (N.Y. 2001).
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Matter of Travis S., 752 N.E.2d 848 (N.Y. 2001). · cites it 3× “05 [1]) and false personation (Penal Law § 190.23). The unauthorized use of a vehicle charge was subsequently dismissed.”
People v. More, 764 N.E.2d 967 (N.Y. 2002). “30) and false personation (Penal Law § 190.23). The drug possession counts related to 2.”
Brown v. City of New York, 201 F. Supp. 3d 328 (E.D.N.Y 2016). “) Perrone arrested Plaintiff for false impersonation, in violation of N.Y. Penal Law § 190.23 (id. at 29:2-4; 33:11-23), and took Plaintiff and her friends to the 75th Precinct.”
People v. Mull, 89 A.D.3d 1445 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011). “Defendant’s prior conviction of false personation pursuant to Penal Law § 190.23 bore directly on his credibility, inasmuch as it involved an act of individual dishonesty by him (see People v Smikle, 82 AD3d 1697, 1697 [2011], lv denied 17 NY3d 801 [2011]; see generally People v…”
People v. Martin, 2017 NY Slip Op 8555 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). “* “A person is guilty of false personation when after being informed of the consequences of such act, he or she knowingly misrepresents his or her actual name, date of birth or address to a police officer or peace officer with intent to prevent such police officer or peace…”
People v. Smith, 2017 NY Slip Op 5276 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017). “The transparent lies about basic pedigree information, even after Weaver warned defendant of his obligation to be forthcoming, gave Weaver probable cause to arrest defendant on a charge of false personation (see Penal Law § 190.23; People v Isidro, 6 AD3d 1234, 1235 [2004], lv…”
People v. Allen, 118 A.D.3d 902 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014). “When the defendant gave what a police officer suspected to be a false name, the officer warned him that giving a false name would result in an additional charge, as required by the false personation statute (see Penal Law § 190.23). The defendant then repeated the false name…”
People v. LaDuca, 292 A.D.2d 851 (N.Y. App. Div. 2002). “25), and false personation (Penal Law § 190.23), defendant contends that the conviction of assault in the second degree is not supported by legally sufficient evidence.”
People v. Isidro, 6 A.D.3d 1234 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004). “Defendant’s additional contention that Penal Law § 190.23 is unconstitutional is raised for the first time on appeal and thus is not preserved for our review (see People v Iannelli, 69 NY2d 684 [1986], cert denied 482 US 914 [1987]; People v Poole, 171 AD2d 1041 [1991], lv…”
In re Letisha D., 14 A.D.3d 455 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005). “), entered on or about March 12, 2004, which adjudicated appellant a juvenile delinquent upon her admission at a fact-finding hearing that she committed an act which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of false personation (Penal Law § 190.23), and placed her…”
United States v. Sikut, 488 F. Supp. 2d 291 (W.D.N.Y. 2007). “Moreover, as Sikut’s warrant check (revealing a possible discrepancy in Sikut’s use of “E” or “F” as his middle initial) had not been completed when the officers reentered the apartment, the officers did not have probable cause to believe Sikut had committed false personation,…”
McCall v. Rivera, 965 F. Supp. 2d 311 (S.D.N.Y. 2013). “02 ), and False Personation ( N.Y. Penal Law § 190.23 ). The Westchester County Court, Judge Molea, sentenced Petitioner to concurrent terms of imprisonment, the longest of which is a determinate sentence of nineteen (19) years, plus the mandatory five (5) year term of…”
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