{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-220.21","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 220.21","heading":"Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree","body":"§ 220.21 Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first\n           degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of a controlled substance in\nthe first degree when he or she knowingly and unlawfully possesses:\n  1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining a narcotic drug and said preparations, compounds, mixtures or\nsubstances are of an aggregate weight of eight ounces or more; or\n  2. methadone and said methadone weighs five thousand seven hundred\nsixty milligrams or more.\n  Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first degree is a\nclass A-I felony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title M. Offenses Against Public Health and Morals","Article 220. Controlled Substances Offenses"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/220.21","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"df4ceae423142a52e76412eccaa2a89ff3e7e78a745a782b2eff94b75d4c3fb7","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-220.18","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-220.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}