Assembly Bill A8286

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the transport of an opiate controlled substance

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

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2015-A8286 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S608
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §220.00, add §§220.80 & 220.85, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7659
2017-2018: A3295, S607
2019-2020: A5103, S617

2015-A8286 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the transport of an opiate controlled substance.

2015-A8286 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8286

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 17, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the transport of an opiate
  controlled substance

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

  Section  1. Section 220.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 21 to read as follows:
  21. "OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE LISTED IN SCHED-
ULE I, II, III, IV OR V OF  SECTION  THIRTY-THREE  HUNDRED  SIX  OF  THE
PUBLIC HEALTH LAW THAT IS CLASSIFIED AS EITHER AN OPIATE OR OPIUM DERIV-
ATIVE UNDER SUCH LAW.
  S  2.  The  penal law is amended by adding two new sections 220.80 and
220.85 to read as follows:
S 220.80 TRANSPORT OF AN  OPIATE  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  IN  THE  SECOND
           DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF TRANSPORT OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN
THE SECOND DEGREE  WHEN  HE  OR  SHE  UNLAWFULLY  TRANSPORTS  AN  OPIATE
CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  ANY  DISTANCE  GREATER THAN FIVE MILES WITHIN THE
STATE OR FROM ONE COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE TO ANOTHER COUNTY  WITHIN  THE
STATE, FOR HIS OR HER OWN PERSONAL USE.
  TRANSPORT  OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A
CLASS E FELONY.
S 220.85 TRANSPORT OF  AN  OPIATE  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  IN  THE  FIRST
           DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF TRANSPORT OF AN OPIATE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IN
THE FIRST  DEGREE  WHEN  HE  OR  SHE  UNLAWFULLY  TRANSPORTS  AN  OPIATE
CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  ANY  DISTANCE  GREATER THAN FIVE MILES WITHIN THE
STATE OR FROM ONE COUNTY WITHIN THE STATE TO ANOTHER COUNTY  WITHIN  THE
STATE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02533-01-5

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