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Assembly Bill A9098

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the criminal possession of fentanyl

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2015-A9098 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง220.79, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A3708, A10477
2019-2020: A5877

2015-A9098 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the criminal possession of fentanyl.

2015-A9098 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9098

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 26, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAF, MURRAY, McKEVITT, CORWIN -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the criminal possession of
  fentanyl

  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 220.79 to
read as follows:
S 220.79 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FENTANYL.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FENTANYL WHEN HE  OR  SHE
KNOWINGLY  AND  UNLAWFULLY POSSESSES, MANUFACTURES, DISTRIBUTES, OR USES
FENTANYL TO ENHANCE ANOTHER ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE.
  CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF FENTANYL IS A CLASS E 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.
                                                           LBD13588-01-6

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