New York A05762 amends the penal law to classify the criminal sale of a controlled substance by an adult to a person under fourteen years old as a.

New York A05762 amends the penal law to establish a new offense for the criminal sale of a controlled substance by an adult to a person less than fourteen years of age. This offense is classified as a class A-II felony. The bill adds a new section, 220.49, to the penal law to define this crime, which involves knowingly and unlawfully selling a controlled substance in violation of sections 220.34 or 220.39 to a child under fourteen years old. The act will take effect 180 days after it becomes law.

New York A05762 amends the penal law to classify the criminal sale of a controlled substance by an adult to a person under fourteen years old as a.

New York A05762 amends the penal law to establish a new offense for the criminal sale of a controlled substance by an adult to a person less than fourteen years of age. This offense is classified as a class A-II felony. The bill adds a new section, 220.49, to the penal law to define this crime, which involves knowingly and unlawfully selling a controlled substance in violation of sections 220.34 or 220.39 to a child under fourteen years old. The act will take effect 180 days after it becomes law.