N.Y. PEN Law § 220.06
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 220.06, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
Official statutory text
§ 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
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a criminal defense matter in New York?
See all New York Criminal Defense lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.