§ 396-X*2 — Unauthorized removal or destruction of newspapers

* § 396-x. Unauthorized removal or destruction of newspapers. 1. It\nshall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to maliciously remove or\ndestroy a newspaper left or delivered on another person's property. For\npurposes of this section: (a) "unauthorized removal or destruction"\nshall mean malicious removal or destruction by a person other than the\nowner or lessee of property or the agent of the owner or lessee of such\nproperty from which the newspaper is removed; (b) "newspaper" shall mean\na paper of general circulation which is printed and distributed\nordinarily not less frequently than once a week and which contains news,\narticles of opinion, advertising, or other matters regarded as current\ninterest; and (c) "another person's property" shall mean property owned\nby or leased to another person.\n 2. The publisher of a newspaper may bring an action under article\nsixty-three of the civil practice law and rules to enjoin the\nunauthorized removal or destruction of the publisher's newspaper.\n 3. A knowing violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil\nfine of not to exceed one thousand dollars.\n 4. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to limit or\nmodify the applicability of the penal law to the conduct described in\nthis section.\n * NB There are 2 § 396-x's\n