Assembly Bill A3931

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions and criminal sale of a prescription

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  • Introduced
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    • 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-A3931 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S210
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง178.10, 178.15, 178.20, 178.25 & 220.65, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9033, S6035
2013-2014: A5767, S1177
2017-2018: A3089, A10664, S3786
2019-2020: A5737
2021-2022: A5650
2023-2024: A4194
2025-2026: A1059

2015-A3931 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first, second, third and fourth degrees and criminal sale of a prescription.

2015-A3931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3931

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. McKEVITT, GRAF, ZEBROWSKI, OAKS, TENNEY, FINCH,
  SALADINO, CORWIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  CERETTO,  CROUCH,
  McLAUGHLIN,  TITONE, WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing  penalties  for
  the  crimes  of  criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and
  prescriptions in the first, second, third and fourth degrees and crim-
  inal sale of a prescription

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

  Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 178.10 of the penal law,
as added by chapter 81 of the laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
the fourth degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
  S 2. The closing paragraph of section 178.15  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
the third degree is a class [E] D felony.
  S 3. The closing paragraph of section 178.20  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
  S 4. The closing paragraph of section 178.25  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
  Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
the first degree is a class [C] B felony.
  S 5. The closing paragraph of section 220.65  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 31 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02160-01-5

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