Legislation
SECTION 220.21
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE M, ARTICLE 220
§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first
degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in
the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:
1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances
containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or
2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred
sixty milligrams or more.
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a
class A-I felony.
degree.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in
the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:
1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances
containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or
substances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or
2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred
sixty milligrams or more.
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a
class A-I felony.