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N.Y. Penal Law § 220.46 — Criminal injection of a narcotic drug

N.Y. Penal Law § 220.46

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

§ 220.46 Criminal injection of a narcotic drug.

Citator

N.Y. Penal Law § 220.46 — Criminal injection of a narcotic drug is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

§ 220.46 Criminal injection of a narcotic drug.

A person is guilty of criminal injection of a narcotic drug when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses a narcotic drug and he intentionally injects by means of a hypodermic syringe or hypodermic needle all or any portion of that drug into the body of another person with the latter's consent.

Criminal injection of a narcotic drug is a class E felony.