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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE N
Offenses Against Public Order, Public Sensibilities and the Right to Privacy
ARTICLE 240
Offenses Against Public Order
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SECTION 240.46
Criminal nuisance in the first degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE N, ARTICLE 240
§ 240.46 Criminal nuisance in the first degree.

A person is guilty of criminal nuisance in the first degree when he
knowingly conducts or maintains any premises, place or resort where
persons come or gather for purposes of engaging in the unlawful sale of
controlled substances in violation of section 220.39, 220.41, or 220.43
of this chapter, and thereby derives the benefit from such unlawful
conduct.

Criminal nuisance in the first degree is a class E felony.