New York legal term
Second felony drug offender in New York Criminal Law
Current through 2026 New York legislative session
In New York criminal law, “Second felony drug offender” 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 “Second felony drug offender” mean in New York criminal law?
"Second felony drug offender" means a second felony offender as that term is defined in subdivision one of section 70.06 of this article, who stands convicted of any felony, defined in article two hundred twenty or two hundred twenty-two of this chapter other than a class A felony. (c) "Violent felony" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in subdivision one of section 70.02 of this article. 2. (N.Y. Penal Law § 70.70)
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