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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person is guilty of impairing the integrity of a government licensing examination when, with intent to obtain a benefit for himself or herself, or for another person, he or she:
1. Wrongfully alters or changes an applicant's grade on a government licensing examination; or
2. Causes any false or inaccurate grade to be entered into a government licensing registry; or
3. Provides answers, with an intent to wrongfully benefit another, to current questions on a pending government licensing examination; or
4. Wrongfully provides a copy of a current test used to determine competence in a licensed profession, trade, craft or other vocation.
Impairing the integrity of a government licensing examination is a class D felony.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 200.55 Impairing the integrity of a government licensing examination - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/penal-law/pen-sect-200-55/
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