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N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree

N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21

Type: Statute
Source: New York Penal Law
Jurisdiction: New York
Current through: Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)

§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first

Citator

N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first

degree.

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:

1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or

2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred sixty milligrams or more.

Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a class A-I felony.