Senate Bill S988A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age

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

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2013-S988 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10067
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §220.48, add §220.49, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2316, A6494
2011-2012: S3210, A3032
2015-2016: S208, A4529, A10084
2017-2018: S3845, A3981
2019-2020: S3155, A2453
2021-2022: S2079, A6502
2023-2024: S6019, A6709
2025-2026: S1388, A5762

2013-S988 - Summary

Relates to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age.

2013-S988 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S988 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   988

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MARTINS, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, MAZIARZ -- read twice and
  ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the  criminal  sale  of  a
  controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 220.48 of the penal law, as added by section 28  of
part  AAA  of  chapter  56  of  the  laws of 2009, is amended to read as
follows:
S 220.48 Criminal sale of a controlled  substance  to  a  child  IN  THE
           SECOND DEGREE.
  A  person  is  guilty  of criminal sale of a controlled substance to a
child IN THE SECOND DEGREE when, being over twenty-one years old, he  or
she  knowingly  and unlawfully sells a controlled substance in violation
of section 220.34 or 220.39 of this article to a person less than seven-
teen years old.
  Criminal sale of a controlled substance  to  a  child  IN  THE  SECOND
DEGREE is a class B felony.
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.49 to read
as follows:
S 220.49 CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A CHILD IN THE FIRST
           DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  TO  A
CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN, BEING OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, HE OR SHE
KNOWINGLY  AND  UNLAWFULLY  SELLS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN VIOLATION OF
SECTION 220.34 OR 220.39 OF THIS ARTICLE TO A PERSON LESS THAN  FOURTEEN
YEARS OLD.
  CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE
IS A CLASS A-II FELONY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2013.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2013-S988A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10067
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §220.48, add §220.49, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2316, A6494
2011-2012: S3210, A3032
2015-2016: S208, A4529, A10084
2017-2018: S3845, A3981
2019-2020: S3155, A2453
2021-2022: S2079, A6502
2023-2024: S6019, A6709
2025-2026: S1388, A5762

2013-S988A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the criminal sale of a controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age.

2013-S988A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S988A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 988--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARTINS, AVELLA, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, LANZA, LARKIN,
  MAZIARZ, O'BRIEN, YOUNG, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --  recommitted
  to  the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to the criminal sale of a
  controlled substance to a person less than fourteen years of age

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 220.48 of the penal law, as added by section 28 of
part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 220.48 Criminal  sale  of  a  controlled  substance  to a child IN THE
           SECOND DEGREE.
  A person is guilty of criminal sale of a  controlled  substance  to  a
child  IN THE SECOND DEGREE when, being over twenty-one years old, he or
she knowingly and unlawfully sells a controlled substance  in  violation
of section 220.34 or 220.39 of this article to a person less than seven-
teen years old.
  Criminal  sale  of  a  controlled  substance  to a child IN THE SECOND
DEGREE is a class B felony.
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.49  to  read
as follows:
S 220.49 CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A CHILD IN THE FIRST
           DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF CRIMINAL SALE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A
CHILD IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN, BEING OVER EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, HE OR SHE
KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY SELLS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE  IN  VIOLATION  OF

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05045-02-4

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