Bill Text: NY A04182 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to criminalizing the possession of an anabolic steroid.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to codes [A04182 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A04182-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4182 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAMARA, MAISEL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CALHOUN, HOOPER, JEFFRIES, N. RIVERA, ROBINSON, TITONE, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a controlled substance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 220.06 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 75 2 of the laws of 1995, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 537 of the laws 3 of 1998, subdivision 6 as added by chapter 635 of the laws of 1997, 4 subdivision 7 as amended and subdivision 8 as added by chapter 264 of 5 the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 6 S 220.06 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth 7 degree. 8 A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in 9 the fifth degree when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 10 1. a controlled substance with intent to sell it; or 11 2. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 12 containing a narcotic preparation and said preparations, compounds, 13 mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of one-half ounce or 14 more; or 15 3. phencyclidine and said phencyclidine weighs fifty milligrams or 16 more; or 17 4. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 18 containing concentrated cannabis as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivi- 19 sion four of section thirty-three hundred two of the public health law 20 and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an 21 aggregate weight of one-fourth ounce or more; or 22 5. cocaine and said cocaine weighs five hundred milligrams or more[.]; 23 OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03876-01-1 A. 4182 2 1 6. ketamine and said ketamine weighs more than one thousand milli- 2 grams; or 3 7. ketamine and has previously been convicted of possession or the 4 attempt to commit possession of ketamine in any amount; or 5 8. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 6 containing gamma hydroxybutyric acid, as defined in paragraph four of 7 subdivision (e) of schedule I of section thirty-three hundred six of the 8 public health law, and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or 9 substances are of an aggregate weight of twenty-eight grams or more; OR 10 9. ANABOLIC STEROIDS AND SAID ANABOLIC STEROIDS WEIGH MORE THAN ONE 11 THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS OR MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND PILLS. 12 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree is a 13 class D felony. 14 S 2. Section 220.09 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 75 of the 15 laws of 1995, subdivision 10 as amended by chapter 537 of the laws of 16 1998, subdivision 13 as amended by chapter 635 of the laws of 1997, 17 subdivision 14 as amended and subdivision 15 as added by chapter 264 of 18 the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 19 S 220.09 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth 20 degree. 21 A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in 22 the fourth degree when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 23 1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 24 containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or 25 substances are of an aggregate weight of one-eighth ounce or more; or 26 2. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 27 containing methamphetamine, its salts, isomers or salts of isomers and 28 said preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate 29 weight of one-half ounce or more; or 30 3. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 31 containing a narcotic preparation and said preparations, compounds, 32 mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more; 33 or 34 4. a stimulant and said stimulant weighs one gram or more; or 35 5. lysergic acid diethylamide and said lysergic acid diethylamide 36 weighs one milligram or more; or 37 6. a hallucinogen and said hallucinogen weighs twenty-five milligrams 38 or more; or 39 7. a hallucinogenic substance and said hallucinogenic substance weighs 40 one gram or more; or 41 8. a dangerous depressant and such dangerous depressant weighs ten 42 ounces or more; or 43 9. a depressant and such depressant weighs two pounds or more; or 44 10. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 45 containing concentrated cannabis as defined in paragraph (a) of subdivi- 46 sion four of section thirty-three hundred two of the public health law 47 and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an 48 aggregate weight of one ounce or more; or 49 11. phencyclidine and said phencyclidine weighs two hundred fifty 50 milligrams or more; or 51 12. methadone and said methadone weighs three hundred sixty milligrams 52 or more; or 53 13. phencyclidine and said phencyclidine weighs fifty milligrams or 54 more with intent to sell it and has previously been convicted of an 55 offense defined in this article or the attempt or conspiracy to commit 56 any such offense; or A. 4182 3 1 14. ketamine and said ketamine weighs four thousand milligrams or 2 more; or 3 15. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 4 containing gamma hydroxybutyric acid, as defined in paragraph four of 5 subdivision (e) of schedule I of section thirty-three hundred six of the 6 public health law, and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or 7 substances are of an aggregate weight of two hundred grams or more; OR 8 16. ANABOLIC STEROIDS AND SAID ANABOLIC STEROIDS WEIGH MORE THAN FIVE 9 THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS OR MORE THAN TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PILLS. 10 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree is 11 a class C felony. 12 S 3. Section 220.16 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 75 of the 13 laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows: 14 S 220.16 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third 15 degree. 16 A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in 17 the third degree when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses: 18 1. a narcotic drug with intent to sell it; or 19 2. a stimulant, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic substance, or lysergic 20 acid diethylamide, with intent to sell it and has previously been con- 21 victed of an offense defined in THIS article [two hundred twenty] or the 22 attempt or conspiracy to commit any such offense; or 23 3. a stimulant with intent to sell it and said stimulant weighs one 24 gram or more; or 25 4. lysergic acid diethylamide with intent to sell it and said lyserg- 26 ic acid diethylamide weighs one milligram or more; or 27 5. a hallucinogen with intent to sell it and said hallucinogen weighs 28 twenty-five milligrams or more; or 29 6. a hallucinogenic substance with intent to sell it and said hallu- 30 cinogenic substance weighs one gram or more; or 31 7. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 32 containing methamphetamine, its salts, isomers or salts of isomers with 33 intent to sell it and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or 34 substances are of an aggregate weight of one-eighth ounce or more; or 35 8. a stimulant and said stimulant weighs five grams or more; or 36 9. lysergic acid diethylamide and said lysergic acid diethylamide 37 weighs five milligrams or more; or 38 10. a hallucinogen and said hallucinogen weighs one hundred twenty- 39 five milligrams or more; or 40 11. a hallucinogenic substance and said hallucinogenic substance 41 weighs five grams or more; or 42 12. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances 43 containing a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or 44 substances are of an aggregate weight of one-half ounce or more; or 45 13. phencyclidine and said phencyclidine weighs one thousand two 46 hundred fifty milligrams or more; OR 47 14. ANABOLIC STEROIDS AND SAID ANABOLIC STEROIDS WEIGH MORE THAN TWEN- 48 TY-FIVE THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS OR MORE THAN SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED 49 PILLS. 50 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree is a 51 class B felony. 52 S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 53 it shall have become a law.