Penal Law § 220.41 · Article 220. Controlled Substances Offenses
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree
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§ 220.41 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree.
A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells:
1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing a narcotic drug and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of one-half ounce or more; or
2. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing methamphetamine, its salts, isomers or salts of isomers and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances are of an aggregate weight of one-half ounce or more; or
3. a stimulant and the stimulant weighs five grams or more; or
4. lysergic acid diethylamide and the lysergic acid diethylamide weighs five milligrams or more; or
5. a hallucinogen and the hallucinogen weighs one hundred twenty-five milligrams or more; or
6. a hallucinogenic substance and the hallucinogenic substance weighs five grams or more; or
7. methadone and the methadone weighs three hundred sixty milligrams or more.
Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the second degree is a class A-II felony.
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