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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 11, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A5288
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MENG
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A5288 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A5288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5288 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MENG, PHEFFER, DelMONTE, GREENE, SPANO -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation creating the new offenses of criminal sale of a controlled substance resembling candy and criminal sale of marihuana resembling candy, and providing for penalties there- for 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 two new sections 220.44-a and 221.56 to read as follows: S 220.44-A CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RESEMBLING CANDY. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RESEMBLING CANDY WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 220.31 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND: A. SUCH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED, ALTERED, OR FORMULATED TO TASTE OR SMELL LIKE CANDY; OR B. SUCH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE HAS BEEN PACKAGED AS, REPRESENTED OR MARKETED TO BE, OR OTHERWISE APPEARS TO BE CANDY. 2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CANDY" MEANS ANY CANDY, CANDY PRODUCT OR CONFECTIONARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HARD CANDY, JELLIES, GUMS, MARSHMALLOW CANDIES, FONDANT, LICORICE, SPUN CANDY, CHEWING GUM, SWEET- ENED LIQUIDS, WATER ICES, AND CANDY COATED POPCORN, NUTS OR FRUIT. 3. A. CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RESEMBLING CANDY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 220.31 OR 220.34 OF THIS ARTICLE IS A CLASS B FELO- NY. B. CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE RESEMBLING CANDY IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 220.39 OF THIS ARTICLE IS A CLASS A-II FELONY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05208-01-9 A. 5288 2
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