Assembly Bill A4845

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates new criminal action pertaining to sale or purchase of pseudoephedrine

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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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2021-A4845 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §220.72, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7753
2013-2014: A3290
2015-2016: A3810
2017-2018: A6421
2019-2020: A4703

2021-A4845 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the regulation of pseudoephedrine.

2021-A4845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4845
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the  regulation  of  pseu-
   doephedrine
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Section 220.72 of the penal law, as added by  chapter  394
 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 § 220.72 Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine.
   A  person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of methamphe-
 tamine when he or she: 1. possesses at the same time a precursor  and  a
 solvent  or chemical reagent, with intent to use or knowing that another
 intends to use each such  precursor,  solvent  or  chemical  reagent  to
 unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine.
   2.    PURCHASES OR SELLS AN AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF 3.6 GRAMS A DAY OR 9.0
 GRAMS PER MONTH OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF TRAN-
 SACTIONS.
   Criminal possession of precursors of  methamphetamine  is  a  class  E
 felony.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08886-01-1

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