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NY S02372
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anthony Palumbo
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AI Summary
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Creates "Chelsey's Law" establishing manslaughter in the second degree when a person knowingly sells, administers, or delivers a controlled substance likely to cause death, and that substance causes or contributes to the victim's death
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Elevates the charge to manslaughter in the first degree under aggravating circumstances including: selling to someone under 18, involving opiates/opium derivatives, selling to an already-impaired person, knowing the recipient would combine substances, knowing the recipient recently completed rehab or overdosed within 30 days, or failing to disclose substance contents
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Creates aggravated manslaughter in the first degree when selling to someone under 16, or when the defendant knew the substance had previously caused another person's death
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Establishes a legal presumption that controlled substances sold without a prescription from a licensed medical professional are "likely to cause death," shifting evidentiary burden to defendants
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Presumes that any non-medical professional selling controlled substances knew or had reasonable grounds to know the substance could cause death
Legislative Description
Enacts "Chelsey's law"; provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter or aggravated manslaughter when such person knows or has reasonable grounds to know that a controlled substance is likely to cause the death of another person and sells, administers, delivers, or causes the delivery of a controlled substance to another person and such substance causes, contributes to, or aids in the death of such other person.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/7/2026