Assembly Bill A120

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance

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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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2013-A120 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4163
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §220.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9926, S7348
2015-2016: A4825, S3494
2017-2018: A1373, S2631
2019-2020: S381
2021-2022: S5413
2023-2024: S4297

2013-A120 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance making it an A-II felony to steal a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy.

2013-A120 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   120

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
  larceny of a controlled substance

  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 220.80 to
read as follows:
S 220.80 LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHEN HE OR SHE
COMMITS THE CRIME OF LARCENY AND THE STOLEN PROPERTY INCLUDES A SCHEDULE
II, III, IV, OR V CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE STOLEN FROM A PHARMACY.  FOR  THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  1. "LARCENY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 155.05 OF THIS
PART.
  2. "PHARMACY" MEANS ANY PLACE IN WHICH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS OR POISONS
ARE  POSSESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPOUNDING, PRESERVING, DISPENSING OR
RETAILING, OR IN WHICH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS OR POISONS  ARE  COMPOUNDED,
PRESERVED,  DISPENSED OR RETAILED, OR IN WHICH SUCH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS
OR POISONS ARE BY ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE OFFERED FOR SALE AT RETAIL.
  3. "SCHEDULE II,  III,  IV,  OR  V  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE"  MEANS  ANY
SUBSTANCE LISTED IN SCHEDULES II, III, IV, AND V OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE
HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IS A CLASS A-II FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00847-01-3

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