New York legal term
Controlled substance in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Controlled substance” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the New York criminal code.
What does “Controlled substance” mean in New York criminal law?
"Controlled substance" means a substance or substances listed in section thirty-three hundred six of this title. 5. (N.Y. Public Health Law § 3302)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated labor trafficking
- Facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled substance or alcohol
- Loitering in the first degree
- Money laundering in the first degree
- Money laundering in the second degree
- Money laundering in the third degree
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fourth degree
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree
- Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree
Related terms in the same statutes
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