Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.20 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.20
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 178.20 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 178.20 — Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 178.20 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and
prescriptions in the second degree.
A person is guilty of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree when he or she commits a criminal diversion act, and the value of the benefit exchanged is in excess of three thousand dollars.
Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the second degree is a class D felony.