1. As used in this section "gas meter" means any gas meter that
measures usage of any end use customer of gas services.
2. A person is guilty of unlawfully installing a gas meter when he or
she installs the gas meter or is the owner of the premises where the
meter is unlawfully installed and knows that such gas meter was
unlawfully installed. A gas meter is unlawfully installed when it is
installed by any person other than a person acting on behalf of a
utility corporation subject to the jurisdiction of the public service
commission, unless such person has received a permit to install the gas
meter from the appropriate permitting authority.
Unlawfully installing a gas meter is a class B misdemeanor.
Structure New York Laws
Title P - Offenses Against Public Safety
Article 270 - Other Offenses Relating to Public Safety
270.00 - Unlawfully Dealing With Fireworks and Dangerous Fireworks.
270.05 - Unlawfully Possessing or Selling Noxious Material.
270.15 - Unlawfully Refusing to Yield a Party Line.
270.20 - Unlawful Wearing of Body Armor.
270.21 - Unlawful Purchase of Body Armor.
270.22 - Unlawful Sale of Body Armor.
270.25 - Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree.
270.30 - Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree.
270.35 - Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the First Degree.