New York legal term
Criminal diversion act in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Criminal diversion act” 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 “Criminal diversion act” mean in New York criminal law?
"Criminal diversion act" means an act or acts in which a person knowingly: (a) transfers or delivers, in exchange for anything of pecuniary value, a prescription medication or device with knowledge or reasonable grounds to know that the recipient has no medical need for it; or (b) receives, in exchange for anything of pecuniary value, a prescription medication or device with knowledge or reasonable grounds to know that the seller or transferor is not authorized by law to sell or transfer such prescription medication or device; or (c) transfers or delivers a prescription in exchange for anyt (N.Y. Penal Law § 178.00)
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