New York Consolidated Laws

N.Y. Penal Law § 220.72 (2026)

Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine

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§ 220.72 Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine.
  A person is guilty of criminal possession of precursors of
methamphetamine when he or she possesses at the same time a precursor
and a solvent or chemical reagent, with intent to use or knowing that
another intends to use each such precursor, solvent or chemical reagent
to unlawfully manufacture methamphetamine.
  Criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine is a class E
felony.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: People v. Heideman, 2018 NY Slip Op 3033 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018).

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People v. Heideman, 2018 NY Slip Op 3033 (N.Y. App. Div. 2018). “Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon his plea of guilty, of criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine (Penal Law § 220.72). Defendant's valid waiver of the right to appeal "forecloses appellate review of [County Court's] discretionary…”

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