New York statute
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.73 — Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third 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.
Full text of N.Y. Penal Law § 220.73
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.
220.73 Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree.
A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the
third degree when he or she possesses at the same time and location,
with intent to use, or knowing that another intends to use each such
product to unlawfully manufacture, prepare or produce methamphetamine:
1. Two or more items of laboratory equipment and two or more
precursors, chemical reagents or solvents in any combination; or
2. One item of laboratory equipment and three or more precursors,
chemical reagents or solvents in any combination; or
3. A precursor:
(a) mixed together with a chemical reagent or solvent; or
(b) with two or more chemical reagents and/or solvents mixed together.
Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree is a class
D felony.
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