Assembly Bill A7118

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Adds additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the 2nd degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such object

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A7118 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง220.50, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2272
2011-2012: A2027
2013-2014: A3038
2017-2018: A4242
2019-2020: A5989
2021-2022: A4222
2023-2024: A2908

2015-A7118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding additional objects which a person would be guilty of criminally using drug paraphernalia in the second degree if he or she knowingly possesses or sells such objects.

2015-A7118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7118

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to criminally using drug
  paraphernalia in the second degree

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 220.50 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 627 of the laws of 1990, is amended and a new  subdivision  4
is added to read as follows:
  3. Scales and balances used or designed for the purpose of weighing or
measuring  controlled substances, under circumstances evincing an intent
to use, or under  circumstances  evincing  knowledge  that  some  person
intends  to use, the same for purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, pack-
aging or dispensing of any narcotic drug or stimulant[.]; OR
  4. OBJECTS INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:  PIPES  WITH  OR  WITHOUT
SCREENS,  GLASS  TUBING,  PIPE SCREENS, STEEL WOOL, OR MINIATURE SPOONS,
CAPABLE FOR USE IN INGESTING, INHALING OR OTHERWISE INTRODUCING INTO THE
HUMAN BODY, A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,  POSSESSION  OF  WHICH  IS  UNLAWFUL
UNDER  THIS  CHAPTER,  UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING AN INTENT TO USE, OR
UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING KNOWLEDGE THAT SOME PERSON INTENDS  TO  USE
THE SAME, UNLAWFULLY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10261-01-5

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