Assembly Bill A6838

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6838 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6187
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §220.66, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6348
2011-2012: S1827
2013-2014: S1388
2015-2016: S4023, S7200
2017-2018: S1127
2019-2020: S330
2021-2022: S1913

2023-A6838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class B felony of criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center.

2023-A6838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6838
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  in  relation  to  criminal  sale  of  a
   controlled  substance  upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment
   center
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.66 to
 read as follows:
 § 220.66 CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE UPON THE GROUNDS  OF  A
            DRUG OR ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER.
   1.  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE UPON
 THE GROUNDS OF A DRUG OR ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER WHEN HE OR  SHE  KNOW-
 INGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF:
   (A)  ANY  ONE  OF  SUBDIVISIONS ONE THROUGH SIX-A OF SECTION 220.34 OF
 THIS ARTICLE, WHEN SUCH SALE TAKES PLACE UPON THE GROUNDS OF A  DRUG  OR
 ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER; OR
   (B)  ANY  ONE  OF  SUBDIVISIONS ONE THROUGH EIGHT OF SECTION 220.39 OF
 THIS ARTICLE, WHEN SUCH SALE TAKES PLACE UPON THE GROUNDS OF A  DRUG  OR
 ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "UPON THE GROUNDS OF A DRUG OR
 ALCOHOL TREATMENT CENTER" MEANS (A)  IN,  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY  BUILDING,
 STRUCTURE, PARKING LOT OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN THE REAL PROPERTY BOUND-
 ARY LINE OF ANY FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE SERVICES, AS
 DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION FIFTY-FIVE OF SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE
 LAW, OR A METHADONE CLINIC, OR (B) ANY AREA  ACCESSIBLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC
 LOCATED  WITHIN  ONE  THOUSAND  FEET  OF THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE
 COMPRISING ANY FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE SERVICES,  AS
 DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION FIFTY-FIVE OF SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE
 LAW, OR ANY METHADONE CLINIC, OR ANY PARKED AUTOMOBILE OR  OTHER  PARKED
 VEHICLE  LOCATED  WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09091-02-3
              

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