{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-220.43","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 220.43","heading":"Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree","body":"§ 220.43 Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the\nfirst degree when he knowingly and unlawfully sells:\n  1. one or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances\ncontaining a narcotic drug and the preparations, compounds, mixtures or\nsubstances are of an aggregate weight of two ounces or more; or\n  2.  methadone and the methadone weighs two thousand eight hundred\neighty milligrams or more.\n  Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first degree is a class\nA-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/220.43","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4d3b190cef0a2a7031eec02b6772a9f179d1f4acc0720d701cee7c3fb2dda332","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-220.41","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-220.44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}