New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.60 — Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances
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.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 220.60
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.
220.60 Criminal possession of precursors of controlled substances.
A person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of con-
trolled substances when, with intent to manufacture a controlled sub-
stance unlawfully, he possesses at the same time:
(a) carbamide (urea) and propanedioc and malonic acid or its
derivatives; or
(b) ergot or an ergot derivative and diethylamine or dimethyl-
formamide or diethylamide; or
(c) phenylacetone (1-phenyl-2 propanone) and hydroxylamine or ammonia
or formamide or benzaldehyde or nitroethane or methylamine.
(d) pentazocine and methyliodide; or
(e) phenylacetonitrile and dichlorodiethyl methylamine or dichlor-
odiethyl benzylamine; or
(f) diephenylacetonitrile and dimethylaminoisopropyl chloride; or
(g) piperidine and cyclohexanone and bromobenzene and lithium or
magnesium; or
(h) 2, 5-dimethoxy benzaldehyde and nitroethane and a reducing agent.
Criminal prossession of precursors of controlled substances is a class
E felony.
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