NY Educ L § 225 (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 1 - General Provisions Article 5 - University of the State of New York Part 1 - General Organization 225 - Unlawful Acts in Respect to Examinations and Records.

§ 225.  Unlawful acts in respect to examinations and records. A person   who shall:1.  Personate  or  attempt  to  offer  to  personate another person in   taking, or attempting  or  offering  to  take  an  examination  held  in   accordance with this chapter or with the rules of the university; or2.  Take, or attempt or offer to take, such an examination in the name   of any other person; or3. Procure any other person to falsely personate him or  to  take,  or   attempt or offer to take, any such examination in his name; or4.  Have  in  his  possession  question  papers to be used in any such   examination, when not contained in their sealed wrappers, or  copies  of   such  papers  or  questions,  at any time prior to the date set for such   examination, unless duly authorized by the regents or  the  commissioner   of education; or5. Sell or offer to sell question papers or any questions prepared for   use  in any examination held in accordance with this chapter or with the   rules of the university; or6. Use in any such examination any question papers  or  questions,  or   secure  or  prepare  the answers to such questions prior to the time set   for the examination; or7. Willfully and wrongfully disclose or transmit  to  any  person  the   questions  or answers to such examination prior to the time set for such   examination, unless duly authorized  by  the  regents,  commissioner  of   education  or  appropriate  school  authorities or otherwise provided by   law, or willfully and wrongfully destroy, falsify or conceal the records   or results of such examination from the appropriate authorities to  whom   such  records  or  results  are required to be transmitted in accordance   with this chapter, the rules of the  regents,  the  regulations  of  the   commissioner,  or  the  by-laws,  rules  or  regulations  of such school   authorities; or8. Transmit to the state education  department  answers  to  questions   used  in  any  such examination which are prepared or written outside of   the period of examination, or alter any such answers after  such  period   is closed; or9.  Secure or attempt to secure any credential regularly issued by the   university, which is based upon such examination or based upon a  course   or  courses  of  study  in  any  institution  of learning or educational   institution approved by the university, which he has not actually passed   or completed; or9-a. Knowingly and willfully make an unauthorized and false alteration   or representation of any official  records  related  to  a  student  and   maintained  by a school or college under the supervision of the regents,   the commissioner, or the university of the state of New York,  including   identifying  data,  grades,  records  of  attendance, records of student   achievement,   assessment    results,    disciplinary    records,    and   individualized education programs.10.  Otherwise secure or attempt to secure the record of having passed   such examination or of having been issued or of having been given credit   toward such credential in violation of the university rules;  is  guilty   of  a  misdemeanor  and  upon conviction thereof shall be punished for a   first offense by a fine of not less than fifty dollars  or  imprisonment   for  not  less  than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment,   and for a second offense by a fine of not  less  than  two  hundred  and   fifty  dollars  or  imprisonment for not less than six months or by both   such fine and imprisonment.11. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision ten of this section,   a  violation  of  this  section  shall  also  constitute   grounds   for   disciplinary  action  in accordance with the provisions of this chapter,    the rules of the regents, the regulations of the  commissioner,  or  the   by-laws, rules or regulations of such school authorities.