New York Consolidated Laws
N.Y. Penal Law § 220.74 (2026)
Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree
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§ 220.74 Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree. A person is guilty of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree when he or she: 1. Commits the offense of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree as defined in section 220.73 of this article in the presence of another person under the age of sixteen, provided, however, that the actor is at least five years older than such other person under the age of sixteen; or 2. Commits the crime of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree as defined in section 220.73 of this article and has previously been convicted within the preceding five years of the offense of criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine as defined in section 220.72 of this article, criminal possession of methamphetamine manufacturing material in the first degree as defined in section 220.71 of this article, unlawful disposal of methamphetamine laboratory material as defined in section 220.76 of this article, unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree as defined in section 220.73 of this article, unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree as defined in this section, or unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the first degree as defined in section 220.75 of this article. Unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree is a class C felony.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: People v. Wilcox, 2021 NY Slip Op 02893 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021).
People v. Wilcox, 2021 NY Slip Op 02893 (N.Y. App. Div. 2021). “74 [2]) on the ground that, having previously been convicted within the preceding five years of a qualifying methamphetamine offense, defendant committed unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the third degree (§ 220.”
People v. Kilian, 2025 NY Slip Op 02710 (N.Y. App. Div. 2025). “Memorandum: Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him, upon a nonjury verdict, of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree (Penal Law § 220.74 [2]) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (§ 220.”
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