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N.Y. Penal Law § 220.43 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.43
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- Statute
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- New York Penal Law
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- New York
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- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 220.43 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree.
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N.Y. Penal Law § 220.43 — Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 220.43 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells:
1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing a narcotic drug and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more; or
2. methadone and the methadone weighs two thousand eight hundred eighty milligrams or more.
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree is a class A-I felony.