
                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this Registration  Statement on Form S-8 registering 500,000 shares
of common  stock of our report dated March 6, 2002,  included in  Intelli-Check,
Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New York, New York
April 2, 2002

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