Assembly Bill A13

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the enactment of the possession of marihuana enforcement clarification act

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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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2019-A13 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §221.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8676
2013-2014: A5983
2015-2016: A6493
2017-2018: A332

2019-A13 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to persons not being charged for possession of marihuana in certain circumstances.

2019-A13 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    13
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting the possession of
   marihuana enforcement clarification act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  221.10  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 75 of the  laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   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 twenty-five grams;
 PROVIDED THAT A PERSON SHALL NOT BE CHARGED UNDER THIS  SECTION  WHO  IS
 REQUESTED  OR COMPELLED BY A PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF
 THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW OR A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  2.15  OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW  OR A POLICE OFFICER AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR  OF  SECTION  1.20  OF  THE  CRIMINAL
 PROCEDURE  LAW  TO ENGAGE IN BEHAVIOR THAT RESULTS IN THE PUBLIC DISPLAY
 OF MARIHUANA, OR WHEN THE MARIHUANA IS PUBLICLY DISPLAYED PURSUANT TO  A
 SEARCH  OF  THE  SUBJECT'S  PERSON  OR  UPON DIRECTION OF THE SUBJECT TO
 SURRENDER THE CONTENTS  OF  HIS  OR  HER  POCKETS  OR  OTHERWISE  CLOSED
 CONTAINER  BY A PEACE OFFICER, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR POLICE OFFICER
 LAWFULLY EXERCISING HIS OR HER DUTY AS A POLICE OFFICER.
   § 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02507-01-9

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