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N.Y. Penal Law § 220.18 — Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree

Current through 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)

Part of Article 220: Controlled Substances Offenses, New York Penal Law.

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Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 220.18

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.

N.Y. Penal Law § 220.18Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
220.18 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second 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 four ounces or more; or 2. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing methamphetamine, its salts, isomers or salts of isomers and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more; or 3. a stimulant and said stimulant weighs ten grams or more; or 4. lysergic acid diethylamide and said lysergic acid diethylamide weighs twenty-five milligrams or more; or 5. a hallucinogen and said hallucinogen weighs six hundred twenty-five milligrams or more; or 6. a hallucinogenic substance and said hallucinogenic substance weighs twenty-five grams or more; or 7. methadone and said methadone weighs two thousand eight hundred eighty milligrams or more. Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree is a class A-II felony.

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What class of felony is criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree in New York?

Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree is a Class A-II Felony in New York under N.Y. Penal Law § 220.18.

Which New York statute covers criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree?

Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree is governed by N.Y. Penal Law § 220.18 (Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree).

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