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NY S08190
Bill
Status
9/14/2016
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Gallivan
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "controlled substance" in New York Penal Law to include controlled substance analogues of substances listed in schedules I or II of the Public Health Law.
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Defines "controlled substance analogue" as a substance with substantially similar chemical structure to a schedule I or II controlled substance that has stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogenic effects mimicking those substances, or that a person represents or intends to have such effects.
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Adds a new definition of "knowingly" for controlled substance analogue offenses that does not require knowledge of the substance's chemical structure, but only that the defendant knew or should have known of its effects, or represented or intended it to have such effects.
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Excludes from analogue classification any substance with an FDA-approved drug application or approved investigational use exemption under federal law.
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Effective date: November 1 following enactment.
Legislative Description
Adds controlled substance analogues to the definition of controlled substances; and relates to adding controlled substance analogues to the definition of controlled substances and to define the term knowingly, with respect to controlled substance offenses.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
9/14/2016