Prohibits injecting a person with any substance, including, but not limited to, ketamine, by emergency medical personnel, law enforcement or any entity without the specific consent of the person or their guardian who is authorized to make medical decisions on their behalf except as a life saving measure.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7268
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting injecting a
person with any substance, including, but not limited to, ketamine, by
emergency medical personnel, law enforcement or any entity without the
specific consent of the person or their guardian who is authorized to
make medical decisions on their behalf except as a life saving measure
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 220.47 to
read as follows:
§ 220.47 CRIMINAL INJECTION OF A MEDICAL SUBSTANCE WITHOUT CONSENT.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL INJECTION OF A MEDICAL SUBSTANCE WITH-
OUT CONSENT WHEN:
1. SUCH PERSON IS A PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER OR
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL, OR OTHER PERSON ACTING AT THE
DIRECTION OF A PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER OR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL;
2. SUCH PERSON LAWFULLY POSSESSES A DRUG, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO KETAMINE, OR ANY OTHER MEDICAL SUBSTANCE; AND
3. EXCEPT AS A LIFE SAVING MEASURE, SUCH PERSON INTENTIONALLY INJECTS
BY MEANS OF A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE OR HYPODERMIC NEEDLE ALL OR ANY PORTION
OF THAT DRUG OR OTHER MEDICAL SUBSTANCE INTO THE BODY OF ANOTHER PERSON
WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC CONSENT OF THE PERSON BEING INJECTED OR, IN THE
CASE OF A MINOR, OF THE PERSON'S PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO
MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS ON THE PERSON'S BEHALF.
CRIMINAL INJECTION OF A MEDICAL SUBSTANCE WITHOUT CONSENT 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.
LBD06799-01-5
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