Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree

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New York Code › Act PEN › Part 3 › Title M › Article 220 › Section 220.06

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§ 220.06 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth\n degree.\n A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in\nthe fifth degree when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses:\n 1. a controlled substance with intent to sell it; or\n 2. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining a narcotic preparation and said preparations, compounds,\nmixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of one-half ounce or\nmore; or\n 3. phencyclidine and said phencyclidine weighs fifty milligrams or\nmore; or\n 5. cocaine and said cocaine weighs five hundred milligrams or more.\n 6. ketamine and said ketamine weighs more than one thousand\nmilligrams; or\n 7. ketamine and has previously been convicted of possession or the\nattempt to commit possession of ketamine in any amount; or\n 8. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining gamma hydroxybutyric acid, as defined in paragraph four of\nsubdivision (e) of schedule I of section thirty-three hundred six of the\npublic health law, and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or\nsubstances are of an aggregate weight of twenty-eight grams or more.\n Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree is a\nclass D felony.\n

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