N.Y. PEN Law § 220.41
This is the official text of N.Y. PEN Law § 220.41, part of New York’s Penal Law — defines crimes and punishments in New York.
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Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree
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§ 220.41 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.\n A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the\nsecond degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells:\n 1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining a narcotic drug and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or\nsubstances are of an aggregate weight of one-half ounce or more; or\n 2. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining methamphetamine, its salts, isomers or salts of isomers and\nthe preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate\nweight of one-half ounce or more; or\n 3. a stimulant and the stimulant weighs five grams or more; or\n 4. lysergic acid diethylamide and the lysergic acid diethylamide\nweighs five milligrams or more; or\n 5. a hallucinogen and the hallucinogen weighs one hundred twenty-five\nmilligrams or more; or\n 6. a hallucinogenic substance and the hallucinogenic substance weighs\nfive grams or more; or\n 7. methadone and the methadone weighs three hundred sixty milligrams\nor more.\n Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree is a\nclass A-II felony.\n
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