Assembly Bill A4414

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale of controlled substances

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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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2019-A4414 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A9050

2019-A4414 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends various provisions prohibiting the sale of controlled substances; includes sale of certain compounds.

2019-A4414 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4414
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  certain  controlled
   substance offenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of  section  220.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  664  of  the  laws  of 1985, is amended to read as
 follows:
   7. "Narcotic drug" means any controlled substance listed  in  schedule
 I(b), I(c), II(b) or II(c) other than methadone OR HEROIN.
   §  2. The opening paragraph and subdivision 8 of section 220.06 of the
 penal law, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of
 1995, subdivision 8 as added by chapter 264 of the  laws  of  2003,  are
 amended and a new subdivision 9 is added to read as follows:
   A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in
 the fifth degree when he OR SHE knowingly and unlawfully possesses:
   8.  one  or  more  preparations,  compounds,  mixtures  or  substances
 containing gamma hydroxybutyric acid, as defined in  paragraph  four  of
 subdivision (e) of schedule I of section thirty-three hundred six of the
 public  health  law,  and  said  preparations,  compounds,  mixtures  or
 substances are of an aggregate weight of twenty-eight grams or  more[.];
 OR
   9.  ONE  OR  MORE  PREPARATIONS,  COMPOUNDS,  MIXTURES  OR  SUBSTANCES
 CONTAINING  HEROIN,  AND  SAID  PREPARATIONS,  COMPOUNDS,  MIXTURES   OR
 SUBSTANCES  ARE  OF  AN  AGGREGATE  WEIGHT OF FIVE HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS OR
 MORE.
   § 3. The opening paragraph and subdivision 15 of section 220.09 of the
 penal law, the opening paragraph as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of
 1995 and subdivision 15 as added by chapter 264 of the laws of 2003, are
 amended and two new subdivisions 16 and 17 are added to read as follows:

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

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