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N.Y. Penal Law § 220.72 — Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine

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 § 220.72

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 § 220.72Primary source, current through the 2026 legislative session (LBDC text via OpenLegislation as of 2026-07-17)
220.72 Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine. A person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine when he or she possesses at the same time a precursor and a solvent or chemical reagent, with intent to use or knowing that another intends to use each such precursor, solvent or chemical reagent to unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine. Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine is a class E felony.

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