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Jan 09, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A622
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RODRIGUEZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Richard Gottfried
multi-Sponsors
Deborah Glick
2017-A622 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A622 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 622 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RODRIGUEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 221.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 1979 and subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: § 221.10 Criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree when he OR SHE knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 1. marihuana in a public place, as defined in section 240.00 of this [chapter] PART, and such marihuana is burning [or open to public view]; or 2. ONE OR MORE PREPARATIONS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES OR SUBSTANCES CONTAINING MARIHUANA AND THE PREPARATIONS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES OR SUBSTANCES ARE OF AN AGGREGATE WEIGHT OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN GRAMS AND SUCH POSSESSION IS IN A PUBLIC PLACE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 240.00 OF THIS PART, AND SUCH PREPARATIONS, COMPOUNDS, MIXTURES OR SUBSTANCES ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC VIEW; OR 3. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing marihuana and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of more than twenty-five grams. Criminal possession of marihuana in the fifth degree is a class B misdemeanor. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00853-01-7
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