S3210-2011 Actions

• Feb 13, 2012: referred to codes
• Feb 13, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Feb 13, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jan 30, 2012: AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3210B
• Jan 23, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jan 19, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jan 18, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.62
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• May 9, 2011: referred to codes
• May 9, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 9, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Apr 11, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Apr 6, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 5, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.308
• Mar 28, 2011: PRINT NUMBER 3210A
• Mar 28, 2011: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
• Feb 11, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES

S3210-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3210

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale of controlled substances
to minors

PURPOSE OF BILL:
To amend the Penal Law to provide that the sale of
controlled substances to minors may be prosecuted as a more serious
offense.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
§220.41 and §220.43 of the Penal Law
are amended by adding new sections which address the sale of a
controlled substance to a person less than eighteen (18) years of age
and to a person less than fourteen (14) years of age.

JUSTIFICATION:
There has been a recent increase in drug use,
especially opiate based substances, by young adults and teenagers.
There has also been an increase in overdose cases and overdose
deaths. Many of these youngsters start experimenting in their teenage
years with addicting prescription drugs and opiate based prescription
drugs.

Nassau County recently had a crisis when middle school children
thirteen and fourteen years old wanted to use heroin. They left home
and began a search to buy heroin as was later detected by a review of
their computers internet history, To provide a criminal sanction for
drug dealers, there is a need for the section dealing with someone
who would sell drugs to a minor.

Drug use has become more prevalent among high school students.
Although, the total answer to this epidemic is not to be found in the
amendment of these two sections of the law, the passage of this bill
will result in another tool to help in the battle to protect our
children. Drug dealers prey upon our young people and must be dealt
with harshly in appropriate circumstances.
This bill is intended to punish those who profit from the enterprise
of selling these drugs to our children.

It is widely recognized that the combination of education, treatment
and enforcement is the most effective way to protect our youngsters
from narcotics addiction. This bill provides substantial assistance
to law enforcement in the crucially important element of enforcement.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.6494 in 2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on September 1, 2011.

S3210-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3210
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 February 11, 2011
 
 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  the  sale  of  controlled
 substances to minors
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Subdivision 7 of  section  220.41  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 1995, is amended and a new subdivi
 sion 8 is added to read as follows:

 7.   methadone and the methadone weighs three hundred sixty milligrams
 or more[.]; OR
 8. A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A PERSON LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
 

S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 220.43 of the penal law, as  amended  by
 chapter  75  of  the laws of 1995, is amended and a new subdivision 3 is
 added to read as follows:

 2. methadone and the  methadone  weighs  two  thousand  eight  hundred
 eighty milligrams or more[.]; OR
 3. A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE TO A PERSON LESS THAN FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect September 1, 2011.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06942-01-1

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