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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.49 — Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence
Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
Part of Article 60: Rules of Evidence and Related Matters, New York Criminal Procedure Law.
Full text of N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.49
Statutory text current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17). This publication reproduces the text of the Consolidated Laws of New York as provided by the New York State Senate's Open Legislation service (Legislative Bill Drafting Commission statutory text); it is not the official statutes of the State of New York.
60.49 Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence.
1. Evidence that a person was in possession of an opioid antagonist
may not be admitted at any trial, hearing or other proceeding in a
prosecution for any offense under sections 220.03, 220.06, 220.09,
220.16, 220.18, or 220.21 of the penal law for the purpose of
establishing probable cause for an arrest or proving any person's
commission of such offense.
2. For the purposes of this section, opioid antagonist is defined as a
drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration that, when
administered, negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the
pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body and shall be limited to
naloxone and other medications approved by the department of health for
such purpose.
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