Senate Bill S3494

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4825
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §220.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7348, A9926
2013-2014: S4163, A120
2017-2018: S2631, A1373
2019-2020: S381
2021-2022: S5413
2023-2024: S4297

2015-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of larceny of a controlled substance making it an A-II felony to steal a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance from a pharmacy.

2015-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3494

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 establishing the crime  of
  larceny of a controlled substance

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 220.80  to
read as follows:
S 220.80 LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHEN HE OR SHE
COMMITS THE CRIME OF LARCENY AND THE STOLEN PROPERTY INCLUDES A SCHEDULE
II,  III, IV, OR V CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE STOLEN FROM A PHARMACY.  FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  1. "LARCENY" HAS THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 155.05 OF THIS
PART.
  2. "PHARMACY" MEANS ANY PLACE IN WHICH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS OR POISONS
ARE POSSESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPOUNDING, PRESERVING, DISPENSING  OR
RETAILING,  OR  IN WHICH DRUGS, PRESCRIPTIONS OR POISONS ARE COMPOUNDED,
PRESERVED, DISPENSED OR RETAILED, OR IN WHICH SUCH DRUGS,  PRESCRIPTIONS
OR POISONS ARE BY ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE OFFERED FOR SALE AT RETAIL.
  3.  "SCHEDULE  II,  III,  IV,  OR  V  CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE" MEANS ANY
SUBSTANCE LISTED IN SCHEDULES II, III, IV, AND V OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE
HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
  LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE IS A CLASS A-II FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01535-01-5

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