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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 60.49: Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence

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  1. Criminal Procedure Law
  2. Part 1. General Provisions
  3. Title D. Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters
  4. Article 60. Rules of Evidence and Related Matters

§ 60.49 Possession of opioid antagonists; receipt into evidence.

1. Evidence that a person was in possession of an opioid antagonist

may not be admitted at any trial, hearing or other proceeding in a

prosecution for any offense under sections 220.03, 220.06, 220.09,

220.16, 220.18, or 220.21 of the penal law for the purpose of

establishing probable cause for an arrest or proving any person's

commission of such offense.

2. For the purposes of this section, opioid antagonist is defined as a

drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration that, when

administered, negates or neutralizes in whole or in part the

pharmacological effects of an opioid in the body and shall be limited to

naloxone and other medications approved by the department of health for

such purpose.

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