Assembly Bill A6523

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts "Dillon's Law" which relates to drug-induced homicide

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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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2015-A6523 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง125.65 - 125.85, Pen L

2015-A6523 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Dillon's Law" which relates to drug-induced homicide.

2015-A6523 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6523

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting "Dillon's law"

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

  Section  1.    This  act  shall be known and may be cited as "Dillon's
law".
  S 2. The penal law is amended by  adding  five  new  sections  125.65,
125.70, 125.75, 125.80 and 125.85 to read as follows:
S 125.65 DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE FIFTH DEGREE.
  1.  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE FIFTH DEGREE
WHEN HE OR SHE GIVES OR SELLS  A  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  220.00, TO ANOTHER PERSON, WHO IS OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND
SUCH PERSON DIES AS A RESULT OF USING OR INGESTING SUCH SUBSTANCE; AND
  2. IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME, DESCRIBED IN ARTICLES TWO  HUNDRED  TWENTY
AND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE, THAT CONSTITUTES A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
  DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE FIFTH DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
S 125.70 DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
  1.  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE FOURTH DEGREE
WHEN HE OR SHE GIVES OR SELLS  A  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  220.00, TO ANOTHER PERSON, WHO IS OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND
SUCH PERSON DIES AS A RESULT OF USING OR INGESTING SUCH SUBSTANCE; AND
  2. IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME, DESCRIBED IN ARTICLES TWO  HUNDRED  TWENTY
AND TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE, THAT CONSTITUTES A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE FOURTH DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
S 125.75 DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  1.  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE IN THE THIRD DEGREE
WHEN HE OR SHE GIVES OR SELLS  A  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  220.00, TO ANOTHER PERSON, WHO IS OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND
SUCH PERSON DIES AS A RESULT OF USING OR INGESTING SUCH SUBSTANCE; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10008-02-5

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