Bill Text: NY S06035 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions in the first, second, third and fourth degrees and criminal sale of a prescription.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S06035 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06035-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6035
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 4, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing  penalties  for
         the  crimes  of  criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and
         prescriptions in the first, second, third and fourth degrees and crim-
         inal sale of a prescription
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 178.10 of the penal law,
    2  as added by chapter 81 of the laws  of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
    5  the fourth degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
    6    S 2. The closing paragraph of section 178.15  of  the  penal  law,  as
    7  added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
    8    Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
    9  the third degree is a class [E] D felony.
   10    S 3. The closing paragraph of section 178.20  of  the  penal  law,  as
   11  added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   12    Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
   13  the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
   14    S 4. The closing paragraph of section 178.25  of  the  penal  law,  as
   15  added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   16    Criminal  diversion  of  prescription medications and prescriptions in
   17  the first degree is a class [C] B felony.
   18    S 5. The closing paragraph of section 220.65  of  the  penal  law,  as
   19  added by chapter 118 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
   20    Criminal sale of a prescription is a class [C] B felony.
   21    S 6. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   22  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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