N.Y. Penal Law § 190.80 (2026)

§ 190.80 Identity theft in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of identity theft in the first degree when such
person knowingly and with intent to defraud assumes the identity of
another person by presenting themself as that other person, or by acting
as that other person or by using personal identifying information of
that other person, and thereby:
  1. obtains goods, money, property or services or uses credit in the
name of such other person in an aggregate amount that exceeds two
thousand dollars; or
  2. causes financial loss to such person or to another person or
persons in an aggregate amount that exceeds two thousand dollars; or
  3. commits or attempts to commit a class D felony or higher level
crime or acts as an accessory in the commission of a class D or higher
level felony; or
  4. commits the crime of identity theft in the second degree as defined
in section 190.79 of this article and has been previously convicted
within the last five years of identity theft in the third degree as
defined in section 190.78, identity theft in the second degree as
defined in section 190.79, identity theft in the first degree as defined
in this section, unlawful possession of personal identification
information in the third degree as defined in section 190.81, unlawful
possession of personal identification information in the second degree
as defined in section 190.82, unlawful possession of personal
identification information in the first degree as defined in section
190.83, unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the second degree as
defined in section 190.85, unlawful possession of a skimmer device in
the first degree as defined in section 190.86, grand larceny in the
fourth degree as defined in section 155.30, grand larceny in the third
degree as defined in section 155.35, grand larceny in the second degree
as defined in section 155.40 or grand larceny in the first degree as
defined in section 155.42 of this chapter.
  Identity theft in the first degree is a class D felony.