Assembly Bill A5800

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to penalties for the crimes relating to methamphetamine laboratory operations

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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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2021-A5800 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5440
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§220.70, 220.71, 220.73, 220.74 & 220.75, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7084
2013-2014: S3639
2015-2016: S1440
2017-2018: S2123
2019-2020: A6300, S946
2023-2024: A4445, S2214

2021-A5800 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to penalties for the crimes relating to methamphetamine laboratory operations, including criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing materials and unlawful manufacture of methamphetamines.

2021-A5800 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5800
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to penalties for  the  crimes
   of  criminal  possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material and
   unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 220.70 of the penal law, as added by chapter 394 of
 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 § 220.70 Criminal  possession  of methamphetamine manufacturing material
            in the second degree.
   A person is guilty of criminal possession of methamphetamine  manufac-
 turing  material in the second degree when he or she possesses a precur-
 sor, a chemical reagent or a solvent with the intent to use  or  knowing
 another  intends  to use such precursor, chemical reagent, or solvent to
 unlawfully produce, prepare or manufacture methamphetamine.
   Criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material  in  the
 second degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
   §  2.  Section 220.71 of the penal law, as added by chapter 394 of the
 laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
 § 220.71 Criminal possession of methamphetamine  manufacturing  material
            in the first degree.
   A  person is guilty of criminal possession of methamphetamine manufac-
 turing material in the first degree when he or she commits  the  offense
 of  criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material in the
 second degree, as defined in section 220.70 of  this  article,  and  has
 previously  been  convicted  within the preceding five years of criminal
 possession of  methamphetamine  manufacturing  material  in  the  second
 degree,  as defined in section 220.70 of this article, or a violation of
 this section.
   Criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material  in  the
 first degree is a class [E] D felony.
   §  3.  Section 220.73 of the penal law, as added by chapter 394 of the
 laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
              

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